HARRINGTON] PLACE-NAMES 267 



[16:(j1] (1) San Ildefonso Pa/^jekwage 'mesa where the threads meet', 

 referring to [16:62]; P<l^\)e, see [16:62]; hnag.e 'mesa'). 



(2) Eng. Cuchilla de Piedra height. (<Span.). =Span. (3). 



(3) Span. Cuchilla de Piedra 'stone ridge^point'. =Eng. (2). 

 [16:62] San Ildefonso Pg'-./e'*'' ' where the threads meet', probably re- 

 ferring to the two streams (/>(]'- 'thread', now never api)lied to a 

 stream of water; je ' to meet' ' to How together'; T' locative and 

 adjective-forming postfix). 



[16:63] San Ildefonso Piijgepiijf 'mountain in the middle', referring 

 to its position between [16:53] and [16:8.5] {pijj^e 'in the middle'; 

 fiyf 'mountain') 



[16:64] (1) San Ildefonso Tsse.bPP' 'at the small white roundish rocks' 

 {tsse 'whiteness' 'white'; bl 'very small and roundish or conical'; 

 '*'*' locative and adjective-forming postfix). 



(2) Span. Las Tienditas 'the little tents'. There are many 

 small tent-rocks (see pis. 6-8) at this place; hence the name. 

 Cf. [16:65]. _ 



[16:65] San Ildefonso TsifhPii]Ji:wag.e 'mesa at the small white round- 

 ish rocks' (Ts^J/, see [16:64]; T* locative and adjective-forming 

 postfix; ^wage 'me.sa'). See [16:64]. 



[16:66] San Ildefonso KiimqiiUil-il-etairivy- ' where the Comanche fell 

 down ' {Kumqntsi ' Comanche ' ; kctaii ' to fall down ' ; ''iwe locative). 

 This name refers to the locality about a high cliff on the north 

 side of the arroyo [16:67]. A Comanche Indian once, when pur- 

 sued by the Tewa, fell over this clifl' and died; hence the name. 

 The place has given the name to the arroyo [16:67]. 



[16:67] San Ildefonso Jumiqntsih-taii'iij fha u 'arroyo where the Co- 

 manche fell down' (Kumantsiketcib!, see [16:66]; T' locative and 

 adjective-forming postfix; Am' w 'large groove' 'arroyo'). 



[16:68] San Ildefonso Qwfelcndeg.! 'little mountain mahogany forest 

 peak' {qwx 'mountain mahogany' 'Cercocarpus parvifolius', 

 called by the Mexicans 'palo duro'; ha 'denseness' 'dense' 'for- 

 est'; degi 'smallness and pointedness' 'small and pointed'). 



Bushes of the mountain mahogany grow all over this little peak. 

 Cf. [16:69]. 



[16:61t] San Ildefonso QiOsei:adey/"i?itsPi 'canyon of little mahogany- 

 forest peak' {Qwc^lcadeg.!., see [16:68]; T' locative and adjective- 

 forming postfix; tsVi 'canyon'). 



[16:70] San Ildefonso Ji'mdi^'^ 'where the willows' {jqrjf 'willow'; 

 'i'*' locative and adjective-forming postfix). One informant said 

 the Span, name of this place would be La Jara 'the willow.' 

 The name refers to a nearly level place where willows grow. 

 This is said to be a prettj' place. Cf. [16:71]. 



