NOKSALGAN (Krem)

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to a cave. ETYMOLOGY: The origin and meaning of the Khasi or Garo cave name Krem Noksalgan (note 1) has not yet been discovered but -ka krem- is one of the Khasi words for a cave whilst the Garo -nok- (noun) signifies a house (SANGMA, M S 1981: 242).SITUATION: Unknown -- at an unidentified location in an unspecified setting associated with Chihkoid or, perhaps, Nongchikoid (note 2), the village about 4 km of 5 km in a direct line approximately NNE from Amarsang (note 3).An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to a cave. ETYMOLOGY: The origin and meaning of the Khasi or Garo cave name Krem Noksalgan (note 1) has not yet been discovered but -ka krem- is one of the Khasi words for a cave whilst the Garo -nok- (noun) signifies a house (SANGMA, M S 1981: 242).SITUATION: Unknown -- at an unidentified location in an unspecified setting associated with Chihkoid or, perhaps, Nongchikoid (note 2), the village about 4 km of 5 km in a direct line approximately NNE from Amarsang (note 3).