Merket

Alternative form of Makit.

Proper noun

  1. Alternative form of Makit.
    • In 1954 a cotton-cleaning plant was built by the soldiers in the town of Merket; "thanks to this plant most of the peasants are now freed from the necessity of cleaning cotton by hand". - 1962, Central Asian Review,...
    • At around the same time, my maternal grandfather was tying up his bundles in Merket, to the east of Kashgar. - 2009, Rebiya Kadeer, Alexandra Cavelius, Dalai Lama XIV, Dragon Fighter: One Woman's Epic Struggle for Peace...

Origin

Borrowed from Uyghur مەكىت (mekit).