𐱁𐰦𐰆𐰭

Old Turkic

Etymology

From Old Chinese 山東 (*Sreːn toːŋ). Compare English Shandong.

Proper noun

𐱁𐰦𐰆𐰭 or 𐱁𐰦𐰆𐰭 (Šantung or Šandung)

  1. Shandong, a region in China.
    • 7th century CE, Orkhon Inscriptions, Mongolia
    • ‏𐱁𐰦𐰆𐰭: 𐰖𐰕𐰃𐰴𐰀: 𐱅𐰏𐰃: 𐰾𐰇𐰠𐰓𐰢: 𐱃𐰞𐰆𐰖𐰴𐰀: 𐰚𐰃𐰲𐰏: 𐱅𐰏𐰢𐰓𐰢‎
      Šantung yazïka tegi süledim, taluyka kičig tegmedim.
      I went on campaigns eastwards up to the Shandong plain. I almost reached the ocean.
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