'emat kumeyay
English: Translation
cliff
Part of Speech
noun phrase
Semantic Domain
Earth, geology and landscape
Notes
Literally "steep land", from 'emat "land" and kumeyay "which is steep", from verb meyay "is steep"
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"