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0215 Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3
Results of a Scientific Mission to India and High Asia : vol.3 / Page 215 (Grayscale High Resolution Image)

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roaring; but chan, which means full of, filled with, is often omitted. As an analogous
case we may mention lan and lan-chan, humid and full of humidity.
The name refers to a small glacier-stream, a lateral affluent of the Mangnáng river;
its junction is near Mangyú, q. v.

Chumíg Márpo, in Lahól, Lat. 32°,
Long. 77° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . chhu-mig dmar-po Tib.

"The red spring." Chhu-míg, spring; dmar-po, red.
The name has reference to deposits of oxyd of iron.

Chunár, in Hindostán, Lat. 25°, Long. 82° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hind.

"The foot of the mountains." In Sanskrit this place is called Charanágiri, or
Charanádri. Wilford, As. Res., Vol. IV., p. 459, considers Chunár to be a modification
of this Sanskrit name, but the form of the composition being properly mountains of the
foot, makes this interpretation rather improbable.

Chúru, see Tsomognalarí.

Churúlba, in Gnári Khórsum, Lat. 31°, Long. 80° chhu-rul-ba Tib.

"Putrid water." Chhu, water; rul-ba, putrid.
The Bhútias of Milum call it Máni páni, in reference to the numerous chórtens and their
sacred inscriptions (om máni pádme hum) at the entrance of the valley.

Chúshul, in Pangkóng, Lat. 38°, Long. 78° . . . . . . . chhu-shul Tib.

"The water tracks." Chhu, water; shul, track.
A very characteristic name, referred to the empty river beds, so very numerous in the en-
virons of the Tsomognalarí salt-lake.

Dagkár, a mountain in Rúpehu, Lat. 33°, Long. 78° brag-dkar Tib.

"A white rock." Brag, a rock; dkar, white.

Dahigáú, in the Dékhan, Lat. 19°, Long. 75° . . . . . . . . . . . . Hind.

"Milk-village." Milk in Hindostáni dudh, in Sanskrit dádhi.

Daibung, a mountain in Nepál, Lat. 28°, Long. 85° . . . . . . . . . . Hind.

"Destroying of pity." Properly Dayabhánga, so called from the severity of the ascent.

Dála, a mountain south of Samyé, on the route from Távang (Tauong) to Lhássa.

"Pass of rocks." Brag, a rock; la, pass. brag-la Tib.