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METAPHORIZATION IN PHRASES CONTAINING HYDRONYMS

It is known that hydronyms are a source of valuable information about the language and  history of the peoples who previously lived in the territory of the country. The peculiarity of  hydronyms is that they are secondary names. The etymology of the names borrowed from other languages is incomprehensible to the local population.
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Citizen science characterization of meanings of toponyms of Kenya: a shared heritage. [PDF]

GeoJournal, 2023
Daniel N, Mátyás G.
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Diversity, multilingualism and inter-ethnic relations in the long-term history of the Upper Rio Negro region of the Amazon. [PDF]

Interface Focus, 2023
Cayón L, Chacon T.
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HYDRONYMS IN ALISHER NAVOI’S WORKS AND HYDROTOPONYMY OF THE NAVOI ERA

Alisher Navoi’s unparalleled literary heritage continues to attract readers not only in his own time but also in the modern era. The images, symbols, and motifs depicted in his works play a significant role in illuminating humanity’s social and spiritual
Qurbonova, Gulnoza, To‘laganova, Farzona, Farzona To‘laganova, Gulnoza Qurbonova   +3 more
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Reexamining Latvian lake names ending in -eris, -ēris, and -ieris [PDF]

Linguistica Uralica
This article discusses Latvian lake names ending in -eris, -ēris, and -ieris as names of possible Finnic origin. The article is an inventory of limnonyms — names of lakes and ponds — ending in -eris, -ēris, and -ieris, i.e.
Anta Trumpa, Valts Ernštreits
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Hydronymes de Suisse romande

Nouvelle revue d'onomastique, 1987
Müller Wulf. Hydronymes de Suisse romande. In: Nouvelle revue d'onomastique, n°9-10, 1987. L'Ardenne, l'eau et la forêt. pp. 73-77.
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EASTERN HYDRONYMS OF THE KHARKIV REGION

, 2023
У публікації проаналізовано номінації річок (потамонімів) Харківської області тюркомовного походження. Констатовано, що більшість їх має тлумачення ріка, вода, холодна, чиста або брудна вода.
Бережна, С. В., Дьякова, О. В.   +1 more
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Problems in cartography of lithuania because of differences of oikonyms and hydronyms in standard and formal publications. [PDF]

, 2004
When mapping the area of Lithuania, place-names presented by linguists or given in documents are used. The spelling differences of these names in different sources and over-generalised locations cause the importance of localisation specification and ...
Lukoševičius, Viktoras,, Girkus, Romualdas,   +1 more
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The toponymy of Xinjiang as a reflection of the region’s Oirat-language culture: ethnolinguistic aspect

Oriental Studies, 2018
The article observes some toponyms of Oirat origin which occur nowadays on the Chinese territory of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The subject of field study is an Oirat toponymic landscape, a set of the names of rivers, lakes, landforms, settlements,
E. Omakaeva
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The Journey of a Kalmyk / Qalmaq Merchant through Seventeenth-Century Kazakhstan

Oriental Studies
Introduction. The article attempts to reconstruct one route of the ‘Great Kalmyk Road’ on the basis of data contained in the late seventeenth-century North and East Tartary by the Dutch researcher Nicolaas Witsen. Goals.
Nurlan A. Atygayev, Zibagul S. Ilyassova
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