kumeyay
English: Translation
that which is steep
Part of Speech
noun
Notes
Kumeyay "that which is steep" is the origin of the name "Kumeyaay", which according to Mesa Grande dictionary specifically refers to "southern" Kumeyaay, who "face the water from a cliff".
Part of the term for "cliff": 'emat kumeyay, literally "steep land", from 'emat "land" and kumeyay "which is steep", from verb meyay "is steep".