WAH IAJOH (Krem)
25.183300,92.383300
Description
NOTE 1: ka wah (Khasi; noun), binomial imitative: ka wah ka um (SINGH, N 1906: 244); a stream; a river (SINGH, N 1906: 244); a mountain stream (ALLEN, W J 1858: 61). ka wah bah (Khasi; noun), binomial imitative: ka wah bah - ka wah san (SINGH, N 1906: 244), a river (SINGH, N 1920: 444; BLAH, E 2007: 257); a large river (SINGH, N 1906: 244). ka wah duit (Khasi; noun), also spelled: ka wah duid (SINGH, N 1906: 73), i wah-duit (SINGH, N 1920: 500), ka wahduid; i wahduid (BLAH, E 2007: 37, 290), binomial imitative: wahduit - wahrit (SINGH, N 1906: 244), a rivulet, a streamlet (SINGH, N 1906: 244); brook, rill, rivulet, stream, streamlet (SINGH, N 1920: 54, 443, 444, 500); brook, rill, rivulet, stream, streamlet (BLAH, E 2007: 37; 256, 257, 290). NOTE 2: The Khasi "ia" 1. (particle) forms the passive voice (GURDON, P R T 1906: 209). 2. (preposition) to, for, of, concerning, regarding (SINGH, N 1906: 84) 3. (prefix) is a sign of plurality or mutuality (SINGH, N 1906: 84) as "ieit" = »to love« and "ia-ieit" = »to love one another« (GURDON, P R T 1906: 208). ioh (Khasi; verb), to get, gain, have, receive (SINGH, N 1906: 92); acquire, contract, crop (SINGH, N 1920: 6, 92, 102). oh (Khasi; verb) to cut, to notch (SINGH, N 1906: 146). NOTE 3: iashoh (Khasi; verb), binomial imitative: iashoh iadat (SINGH, N 1906: 68); to fight (SINGH, N 1906: 88).
An unidentified cave, of which nothing has become known except it's approximate location at a cliff north of one or the other of the churches in the village of Lumshnong (Spindro Dkhar, Lumshnong, February 1997 personal communication). ETYMOLOGY: The origin and meaning of the Synteng Khasi (Pnar) cave name "Krem Wah Iajoh" (Spindro Dkhar, Lumshnong, 1997) has not been identified but seems to signify a "krem" or cave associated with a "wah" or stream (note 1) specified by a Synteng Khasi "iajoh" (note 2) or, perhaps, by a standard Khasi "iashoh" (literally: beat one another), to »fight« (note 3). IDENTITY: Unknown. At an apparently similar location -- at the base of a cliff "north of Lumshnong" -- is the so-called Krem poh –>Shnong (Lumshnong) or »Cave beyond [the] Village« of which no genuine cave name had been recorded. For sure, Krem Wah Iajoh is distinct from Krem –>Wah Jajew (Spindro Dkhar February 1997). Alfred Lanong, also from Lumshnong, had no information on a cave or stream called »Wah Iajoh« or »Wah Jajew« (1999.02.22 personal communication).
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | THANGSHRIEH (Krem) | ||
| 0.3 | Scorpion Cave | ||
| 0.3 | WAH LARENG (Jarratt 1997) (Umpohliew) | ||
| 0.3 | LABIT, Lumshnong (Lanong 1999) (Krem) | ||
| 0.3 | LABIT, Lumshnong (Jarratt 1999) (Krem) | ||
| 0.6 | DIENGJRI, Lumshnong, 3 (Krem) | ||
| 0.6 | WAH JAJEW (Krem) | ||
| 0.6 | DIENGJRI, Lumshnong, 4 (Krem) | ||
| 0.6 | DIENGJRI, Lumshnong (Krem) |