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0255 Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3
インドおよび高地アジアへの科学調査隊派遣の成果 : vol.3
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MIDNAPÛR—MOHÂMMADA.

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Migmetkhâr, in Balti, Lat. 35°, Long. 75°, ~~YX5r7,]71x mig-med-mkhar. Tib.

"The invisible fort." Mig, eye; med, a privative particle forming negative adjectives; mkhar, fort.

M i 1 u m , or M i d u m, in Kämâ,on, Lat. 30°, Long. 79° . . a►J T71   mi-bzlum. Tib.

"Man's union (congregation, colony)." Mi, man; bzlum, to gather.

The name can be explained by the place being a colony of Tibetans on the southern slope of the Himalayan crest. It is pronounced Mflum and also Midum ; both modes can be brought in connection with the orthography, for in zlum the "zl" is generally spoken as "d," whilst in the pronunciation of lum the soft "s" is phonetically dropped. By the natives we got it also translated by man's exhaustion, which gives us r du m, mutilated. This interpretation, we were told, alludes to. the hardships endured, and the consequent exhaustion of the first settlers on reaching this spot after the high passes they had to cross.

M i n c h u , in Sikkim, bat. 27°, Long. 88 ...    ' cT) smin-chhu. Tib.

"The perfect water." Smin, perfect; ehhu, water. Originally the name of a spring, now of a small village near it.

M i r g â n j, in Bengal, Lat. 24°, Long. 88°     eS 7A.0 Hind.

"Prince's (chief's) market." The same name in Hindostan, Lat. 26°, Long. 83°, Lat. 28°, Long. 79°.

Anal. Mir-g.rh, in . the Pänjab, Lat. 29°, Long. 72° ; Mir-pnr, in Hindostan, Lat. 28°, Long. 77°; in Sindh, Lat. 24°, Long. 68°; Mir-vala, belonging to the chief, in the Pänjab, Lat. 32°, Long. 71°; Mir-khan-thana (khan, chief; thana, station), in Sindh, Lat. 25°, Long. 67°.

M i r z a g A n j, in Bengal, Lat. 22°, Long. 90°    I. do Hind.

"Prince's market." Mirza=Mir, prince, or chief, or son of a king.

Anal. Mirza-pur, in Orissa, Lat. 20°, Long. 86°; in Sindh, Lat. 27°, Long. 68°; Mirza-gärh, in Berar, Lat. 21°, Long. 80°.

lI ô g h u 1 S â r â i, in Bändelkhand, I,at. 24°, Long. 78°     ~Ir, j,irao Pers.

"Môghul's house."

Anal. Moghul-pfir, in Audh, Lat. 27°, Long. 80°; in Hindostan, Lat. 28°, Long. 78°.

M o h a m m a d a, in Hindostan, Lat. 27°, Long. 79°     14)4.3 Arab.

"Mo h a m m a d's town." This name is merely formed by the subjunction of a possessive termination (see Si k A n d r a, &c.).