CHIHPRIT, Thetja (Krem)
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Description
An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to a cave. ETYMOLOGY: The meaning and origin of the Garo or Khasi cave name Krem Chihprit (note 1) has not yet been discovered but there are no Khasi words like -chi- or -chih- whilst the Garo -chi- (noun) is the word for water (MASON, M C 1905: 185) and -ka pirit- (Khasi / Bengali, Hindi etc. loan word; noun) signifies a kind of small porcelain plate; a saucer (SINGH, N 1906: 160). SITUATION: At an unidentified location in an unspecified setting associated with something Thetja (note 2) somewhere in the vicinity of Amarsang (note 3) or Pormawdar (note 4).An unspecified cave entrance (unidentified shape, unidentified dimensions, unidentified orientation, unidentified characteristics) is said to give access to a cave. ETYMOLOGY: The meaning and origin of the Garo or Khasi cave name Krem Chihprit (note 1) has not yet been discovered but there are no Khasi words like -chi- or -chih- whilst the Garo -chi- (noun) is the word for water (MASON, M C 1905: 185) and -ka pirit- (Khasi / Bengali, Hindi etc. loan word; noun) signifies a kind of small porcelain plate; a saucer (SINGH, N 1906: 160). SITUATION: At an unidentified location in an unspecified setting associated with something Thetja (note 2) somewhere in the vicinity of Amarsang (note 3) or Pormawdar (note 4).
Documents
Bibliography 06/01/2018Histoire
Cavités proche
Distance (km) | Nom | Longueur (m) | Profondeur (m) |
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0.0 | AMARSANG, Balphakram (Cave at) | ||
0.9 | LIEWKHA, Amarsang (Krem) | ||
3.7 | LIEW AWIANG (Krem) | ||
3.9 | AMARSANG (Krem) | ||
4.2 | UMDURLIANG SINK (aa -) | ||
4.4 | NONGPYNIAW, Umdohlun (Krem) | ||
4.4 | NOKSALGAN (Krem) | ||
4.6 | MITDE DINGA | ||
4.7 | KUBAL RONGKOL |