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Type Settlement
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. oo-ROOM-chee, uw-ruwm-CHEE, uw-RUWM-chee  [key·IPA]
Other Forms FormsUrumqi

Meaning & History

From Uyghur ئۈرۈمچى (ürümchi), which may have been derived from Mongolian ᠦᠯᠡᠮᠵᠢ (ülemji) meaning "great", a short form of the phrase ᠦᠯᠡᠮᠵᠢ ᠶᠢᠨ ᠰᠠᠶ᠋ᠢᠬᠠᠨ ᠪᠡᠯᠴᠢᠭᠡᠷ (ülemji-yin say᠋iqan belchiger) meaning "great pasture" or "beautiful pasture". This is the name of the capital city of the Chinese region of Xinjiang.
Added 9/13/2016 by HL
Edited 9/12/2021 by HL