WAH TYLHI (Krem)

(Saipung - IN)
25.322900,92.503800
Grottocenter / carte

Description

Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

The cave on a stream called Tylhi (or so) understood to once have been used as a Washing place. Water coming out of bedding in sandstone - shale boundary (Brown, Mark W 2001.02.08, 15h56). ETYMOLOGY: The term -tylhi- is not understood unless it stands for the Khasi noun -tylli- meaning number (of things or animals) while the adjective -tylli- means solid and the adverb -tylli- means wholly (SINGH, N 1906: 289). SITUATION: According to Mark W. Brown (2001.02.08, 15h56) at an unidentified location but most likely somewhere in the vicinity of Tongseng village.

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History

EXPLORATION HISTORY: 2001.02.08: Holding Bamon, Wesley Rupon and Churchill Sukhlain guided Brian D. Kharpran Daly, Mark W. Brown and Tom Chapman to one Krem Tylhi or so. Herbert Daniel Gebauer - 06/01/2018

Caves nearby

Distance (km)NameLength (m)Depth (m)
0.1MUPSIN 4.2 (Thlu)
0.1MUPSIN 4.1 (Thlu)
0.1MUPSIN 2 (Thlu)
0.3SAR (Krem)
0.4Mura 4
0.4SOIDA (Krem)
0.4SNAIT, Tongseng (Krem)
0.5Mura 3b (Krem)
0.5MUID (Krem)