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Southern Tibet : vol.3 |
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*La* is pass in Tibetan, *shan* is mountain in Chinese, thus both are not syno-
nymous; *ling* is pass in Chinese and *ri* mountain in Tibetan. But obviously *langur*
generally means mountain, although it should be remembered that Hodgson himself
gives in Amir's itinerary Langur as the name of a village in this very region, a
village which does not seem to have been known to the missionaries.
Hodgson's views regarding Mount Everest gave rise to a long controversy.
In 1852 Sir ANDREW WAUGH was informed that this peak had been found to be
the highest on the earth and as it had no native name he called it Mount Everest
after his former Chief, Sir GEORGE EVEREST. The name Devadhunga, offered by
Hodgson, and Gaurisankar by HERMANN VON SCHLAGINTWEIT were not accepted,
as subsequent investigation proved that the former did not exist, the latter belonged
to another peak. In later years Jomokangkar was said to be the Tibetan name of
the peak.
Colonel Sir S. G. BURRARD who gives the above history of the name, arrives
at the conclusion that after 50 years of controversy no true native name has been
produced for Mount Everest.¹ Major RYDER says: »Nowhere could we hear of any
local name for Everest, although careful inquiries were made.»² I do not find these
assertions convincing. The fact that neither the Tibet Frontier Commission nor any
other travellers could find a name does not prove anything, for so far as I know no
European has ever approached Mount Everest from the north. I believe that Hodgson
is right, for it is extremely unlikely that in a country where every ridge, every pass,
every prominent peak has a name, the highest of all mountains should be anonymous.
The fact that no name has been found out so far only proves that no sufficiently
careful inquiries have been made in the immediate Tibetan neighbourhood of the
peak. But even if the real old native name should be found one day in the future,
it would be a great mistake to try and introduce it in geography. As Mount Everest
the peak will be known for ever.
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