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Hlkehl 'O Ro'oh

Dictionary entry

Hlkehl 'O Ro'ohpn • hard dirt cliffs near Squashan Creek

Lexicon record # 5826 | Source reference(s): JPH:181 YG:H6
Semantic domain: place names
Derivation: literally, "dirt standing upright" (hlkehl "land", ro'oh "stand")

JPH181: "The soft dirt washes out leaving the hard dirt standing in this formation."