Great find there Wordman, added it to my bookmarks...we should find a way to sticky that somehow.
Great find there Wordman, added it to my bookmarks...we should find a way to sticky that somehow.
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Some crosslinking to other threads and resources of interest to anyone searching for toponymy information:
What's in a Name? Place Names: Topographic Names, Ask Oxford's article on British topographical language.
Place Name Conventions (local thread)
Hand Drawn Maps Tips (local thread)
Less Common Topographical Terms (local thread)
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Never noticed this thread before. Good stuff here. I especially appreciate the terms in other languages...so, I will contribute a few in Chinese Mandarin. Anybody that speaks Chinese well is welcome to correct me.
North - Bei (like bay in English) 北
East - Dong (with long o) 东
South - Nan (like Han Solo) 南
West - Xi (like she) 西
Capital - Jing (like wing) 京 - use at the end of a name, e.g. Beijing (northern capital), Dongjing (Tokyo, eastern capital), Nanjing (southern capital).
Capital - Shoudu (show doo) 首 都
Province - Sheng 省
City - Shi (like sure) 市
City - Chengshi 城 市
Road - Lu (like Lou Grant) 路
Sea - Hai (like hi) or Hai Yang 海 洋
River - He (huh) 河
Lake - Hu (like who) 湖
Mountain - Shan (like Shawn said with a Baaastan accent) 山
Forest - Lin (like Lynne) 林
Sorry for the silly pronunciation guides...I'm not educated on any official systems for conveying pronunciation!
M
Found this awesome list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_landforms
Great for map ideas.
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Very nice find Carnifex!Why didn't I think of doing that?
Thanks and repped!!
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