Taklamakan.
A cold desert in the Xinjiang autonomous region, China, the largest desert entirely contained in China.
Meaning & usage
A cold desert in the Xinjiang autonomous region, China, the largest desert entirely contained in China.
Where this word comes from
Most researchers agree that the second part is derived from Persian مکان (makân, “place”), from Arabic مَكَان (makān). The etymology of Takla is less clear, however. Being first attested in Chagatai as ترک مکان (trk mkʾn /tark-i makān/), likely from ترک (trk /tark/, “abandonment”) + مکان (mkʾn /makān/, “place”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.