I-cairn iqukethe amatshe kanye namadwala ezinobukhulu obuhlukahlukene obubekwe ngamabomu noma ezihlanganiswa ngokungahambisani, okungukuthi, ngaphandle kwesikhumba noma i-agent ebophayo, ukuze kuvezwe uphawu olubonakalayo olubonakalayo noma uphawu oluphawulekayo. Ukuvela kwe-cairns, kanye nezizathu zokudala kwabo, kuyahlukahluka kakhulu.
Ngokubukeka, i-cairn ingafaka izingcosana zamatshe akha i-quile encane ngamakhulu amathani wamatshe afana nezintaba futhi alawula umhlaba, njenge-Ireland's Loughcrew, indawo yokungcwaba yasendulo eyadalwa cishe ngo-3000 BC
Abantu bakha ama-cairns ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka ukuze baqaphe ukuhamba ngezintaba noma ukuzingela; ngezinhloso zenkolo, zezinkanyezi noma zokuvikela; futhi bobabili bahlonipha abafileyo futhi babonise izindawo zokungcwaba, phakathi kwezinye izizathu ezihlukahlukene.
I-cairn eyaziwayo, yesimanje ihlala phansi kwe-K2, intaba yesibili ephakeme kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Ngo-1953, i-American expedition yazama ukunqoba ingqungquthela engakapheli lapho umdwebi u-Art Gilkey egula futhi ekugcineni wafa naphezu kwemizamo yokulondoloza impilo yakhe.
I-cairn eyakhiwe ngaphansi kwe-K2 ekuqaleni yayikhonza njengesikhumbuzo kuGilkey (izidumbu zayo zalahleka kuze kube ngo-1993), kodwa manje isebenza njengesikhumbuzo kuzo zonke izikhukhula ezilahlekelwa impilo yakhe ngenkathi zizama ukunqoba intaba. Izisulu eziningi ezinjalo ziye zangcwatshwa endaweni yesigubhu saseGilkey.
I-Word Origin
Igama lesiNgisi elithi cairn lanamuhla livela egameni lesiScotland elithi "carne," elivela ngegama elithi Gaulish elithi "carn," elisho "inqwaba yamatshe noma i-rocky hill." Kungenzeka ukuthi igama elithi cairn lithatha imvelaphi yezilimi ngegama elithi "uphondo," okuthiwa "i-karnon" ngesiGreki nangokuthi "cornu" ngesiLatini.
Ama-synonyms
I-cairn ngezinye izikhathi ibizwa ngokuthi i-barrow noma igundane lokungcwaba, nakuba lezi zikhombisi ezingalungile ngoba zombili zihlanganisa ngamatshe / amadwala nomhlaba noma ukungcola.
> Imithombo:
> "cairn (n.)." I-Online Etymology Dictionary. Ibuyiselwe ngo-April 13, 2015. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=cairn
> "uphondo (n.)." I-Online Etymology Dictionary. Ibuyiselwe ngo-April 13, 2015. http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=horn