Koboos, Kooboos

Die suffiks -bis se dat dit ’n plek is. Komponent Ko- te sien saam met Nama ǀkho = 'schleifen, scharfen' (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 241), dus: die 'Plek (-bis) vir slyp of skerpmaak (ǀkho)'. Slypsteen is in Nama ǀkho-ǀuib. Nie presies gelokaliseer nie.

About this item

Identifier
1802_SKCPN
Title
Koboos, Kooboos
Alternative Title
Koboos, Kooboos
Georeference Sources
K 2917 DC
Is Part Of
Toponymica Hottentotica: A2 (H-Z)
longitude
17.625
latitude
-29.875
Measurement Accuracy
12.5 km radius
Notes about Name
ou naam van Keerom
Source
afr Laidler PW 1927 Man 149 'C/kooboos, a very dry place. The word means turn around. It is equivalent to the Keeroms, or ‘Turn arounds’, of the Dutch that mark the points reached by the early explorers, where a drought or desert prevented further advance'.
Description
afr Die suffiks -bis se dat dit ’n plek is. Komponent Ko- te sien saam met Nama ǀkho = 'schleifen, scharfen' (Kr.-R. 1969 NW 241), dus: die 'Plek (-bis) vir slyp of skerpmaak (ǀkho)'. Slypsteen is in Nama ǀkho-ǀuib. Nie presies gelokaliseer nie.
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