龜茲

Etymology
First attested in the , written in the 2nd century. Apparently corresponds to the of the historical Kucha in, attested in the genitive  and adjective , or its more archaic variant (see , which reconstructs the  proto-form for the adjective). Cf. 🇨🇬. Adams (ibid.) suggests further etymology from 🇨🇬.

Proper noun

 * 1) Kucha or Kuchar an ancient Central Asian city-state that flourished in the first millennium AD, located in modern day Aksu, Xinjiang