Qaidam

== English == === Alternative forms === (from Russian) Tsaidam === Etymology === A romanization of Tibetan ཚྭའི་འདམ (tshwa'i 'dam), from ཚྭ (tshwa, “salt”) + འི ('i, possessive particle) + འདམ ('dam, “marsh, swamp, morass”) === Proper noun === Qaidam An arid basin of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau covered with deserts and salt flats, making up most of northwestern Qinghai Province, China. A river in the basin. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “Qaidam, Tsaidam”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer. Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Qaidam”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎[6], volume 3, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 2543, column 1