1891.] L. A. Waddell —Place and Piver-Names in Sikhim, 65 
Kong-lo Chu = Kong, highest or pre-eminent + Id, a screen or 
curtain + chu, snow and rocky mountain : ‘ the highest curtain 
of the snows.’ The Lepcha name for Kangclihen-dso-nga (Ang. 
Kanchinjunga) which is worshipped as a god. 
Nan-TAM chu = Nan, level -f tam cut away, truncated (also tdm a 
plain) -f chu. The Lepcha name for Kabru or Kabar: describ¬ 
ing the peculiar truncated appearance of that mountain as seen 
from the greater part of Sikhim proper. 
Pan-dim chu = Pan-dim, a king’s minister (derived from pa-no a 
king). A high sub-conical peak, which is considered to be an 
attendant on the god ‘ Kanchinjunga.’ 
Ta-sing blu = Tasing, ? . + blii , a ridge. 
Bhotiya Mountain-names. 
Kang-Chhen dso-nga (Ang. Kanchinjunga) = ^l^^T gangs, snow + 
cfe 3 }’ chhen, great + *I«Vwdso(i, a repository or ledge -f- 
Znga, five = ‘the five repositories of the great snows,’ refvirring 
to the 5 peaks of this, the second highest mountain in the world, 
which is an object of worship to both Bhotiyas and Lepchas. 
Fyum-gang = Fyum a kind of bambu ( Thamnocalamus, sp.) -j- 
sgang, a ridge. Hooker noted* the appropriateness of this 
name. 
-V ~v T C. 
Chumo-hla-ei = F jomo, a lady -f lila, god -f N ' ri, a 
mountain = ‘the goddess mountain.’ 
Kang-chhen gyao (Ang. Kancliinjow) = Kang-chhen + rgya- 
wo, pr. gya-o, bearded, with reference to its monster icicles. 
San-duk-phu. This is interpreted by Lama Ugyen Gyatsho, whom 
I consulted regarding several of the Tibetan names, as 
6sam, meditation -f grup, to obtain -f phu, 
a height = ‘ the height or cave on which wishes by meditation 
will be obtained.’ This mountain, however, is not called ‘ Sam- 
dup-pliu,’ nor has it reputed sanctity or any sacred spot. I believe 
that the name is derived from rtsa, a plant -f- due*, 
poison + phu = ‘ the height of the poison plant.’ Here aconite 
and poisonous rhododendron are so abundant that all the sheep 
and cattle are muzzled while crossing this mountain; and it 
is a peculiarity of the Sikhim and Tsang dialect of Tibetan that 
a final n is frequently introduced as an affix to the first syllable 
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