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1891.] L. A. Waddell— Place and River~Names in Sikkim, fyc. 
Sing-bung dera = Sing-lung , Limbu for tree-stump 4- dera P. and 
Hindustani for camp. A wood-cutter’s camp. 
Chilauni = P. Ghilauni, a kind of tree with perfumed blossoms 
(Schima Wallichii) ; here abundant. 
Kainjalia = P. Kainjal, a kind of tree (Bischoffia Javanica, Bl.) ; 
here abundant. 
Takta-bas = P. taktd , a plank 4- has, a habitation. A 
wood-cutter’s village in jungle where planks were stored for 
transit to Darjiling. 
Chuna-bati = P. chuna , lime + lati, a lamp. A lime-kiln 
is here. 
Chaila-dura = P. chaild, blocks of fire-wood -f- dura, a hut. A 
settlement of cutters of fire-wood. 
Bhotiya-basti = Bhotiya + basti, a residence. The Bhotiyas’ 
village. 
Batasi = P. ^T?TBCT bdtasi , windy. A breezy site. 
Shepi = P. skepi, to be wet or moist. A new village in a 
forest clearing where unusually dense dew falls. 
Mati-ghara = P. iTTft matt, mud -f ^ ghara, a house. The first 
mud-house met with at the foot of the hills (the houses in the 
hills being built of stone or wood). 
Nuna-mati = P. nuna, salt -4- mdti, earth. Here is a ‘salt-lick.’ 
Chete-dhara = P. cheten, a Buddhist chaitya + TfK, dhara, a 
ridge. Here on the ridge is a chaitya. 
Gumti = P. a turn of the road. Site in the angle of a turn of the 
road. 
Pul-bazar = Hindust. pul, a bridge + P. and H. bazar, a 
permanent market. A market at bridge over Little Rangit. 
J or-pokhri = P. jor, a pair 4- pokhri, a small pond. 
Here are two small ponds. 
Sukha-pokhri = P. suTchd, dry 4* pokhri. A small semi-dry 
pond. 
Kala-pokhri P. = kola. , black 4- pokhri. A small pond 
with dark peaty water. 
Bahman-pokhri = B. Bahman, a Brahman + pokhri = ‘ The Brah¬ 
man’s tank.’ 
Jor-BANGALa = P. jor, a pair + langald , the Bangala (Bengali) 
style of a European’s house. Formerly there were only * two 
bungalows ’ here. 
Lamba-dhara = P. lambd, long 4- dhara. Here a long ridge. 
Lama-gaon = Lama , superior monk 4- ganw, a village. For¬ 
merly a lama’s residence. 
