WEIKLASUP (Krem)

(Nongstoin - IN)
25.533300,91.283300
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Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 05/07/2016

An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to an unidentified cave (Kharpran Daly, D D 1997.03.13 Mss: "[twentyfive] 25 caves located" item no. 10). ETYMOLOGY: The origin and meaning of the cave name »Krem Weiklasup« (Kharpran Daly, B D 1997 Mss) has not yet been identified. It seems to refer to a "krem" or cave associated with "wei khlah" or one full arm's length (note 1) and a "sup" or big storage basket (note 2).SITUATION: Unknown. At an unidentified location somewhere »near« the village of Mawkneng (note 3), which is said (Kharpran Daly, D D 1997.03.13 Mss) to lie somewhere in the vicinity of Nongstoin (25°30'35”N: 91°16'05”E). CAVE POTENTIAL: Unknown. There are, however, several unidentified "caves" (or so) near Mawkneng, namely: Krem –>Lum Khongpliang (Kharpran Daly, B D 1997.03.13 Mss "25 caves located" item 11) Krem –>Maweit (Raphael Warjri, Shillong, 1998.02.09, personal communication) Krem –>Wah Dika (Kharpran Daly, B D 1997.03.13 Mss "25 caves located" item 12). Krem –>Weiklasup (Kharpran Daly, B D 1997.03.13 Mss "25 caves located" item 10).

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 05/07/2016

NOTE 1: wei (Khasi; numeral adjective) one (OLDHAM, T 1859 appendix C: liv; GURDON, P R T 1906: 198, 200, 208; SINGH, N 1906: 246). ka klah (Khasi; noun, generally used with numeral adjectives) a full arm's length (SINGH, N 1906: 42). NOTE 2: u sup (Khasi; noun) a big basket for putting in grain, etc. (SINGH, N 1906: 214). NOTE 3: Mawkneng (Brian D. Kharpran Daly 1997.03.13 Mss; Raphael Warjri 1998.02.09 personal communication), literally: prominent rock, is neither shown on the Survey of India sheets 78-O/03 (1913), 78-O/04 (1912), 78-O/06 (1913), 78-O/07 (1913), 78-O/08 (1912) nor on AMS sheet NG46-09 Tura (U502 series, 1959 edition).

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
5.0LUM KHONGPLIANG (Krem)
5.0MAWEIT (Krem)
5.0WAH DIKA (Krem)
9.3NONGLWAI CAVITIES
20.6KHLIEH NOHRANG
20.6MAWLATAMRA (U)
20.9SHANGSHONG (Roh)
21.1SYIEM (Kroh Ka)
21.2LAWDISUL