'Giridhari' means the holder ( dhara ) of the mountain ( giri ) and 'Giriraj' means the king ( raj ) of the mountain ( giri ) names which belong to Sri Krsna who appeared some 5000 years ago within the lands of Vrindavan and famously lifted a mountain with his little finger.

 

'Giri' is a word from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is 'mountain' and 'hill' and throughout the languages the guttural 'G' becomes a guttural 'K' and the 'R' becomes 'L' hence 'giri' meaning 'mountain' and 'hill' becomes 'kiri' and 'kili' whose meaning is 'mountain' and 'hill'.

 

'Giri' meaning 'mountain' may be the source of the 'kiri' and 'kili' seen as a prefix to some of the famous mountains throughout Africa, its most likely the source of the 'kiri' seen throughout the lands of Sri Lanka and it could possibly be the source of the 'kiri' seen in the mountains of Turkey and Japan.

 

 

'Kirinyaga' resides within Kenya as the second highest mountain in Africa and here we see the prefix 'kiri' which is no different than 'giri' meaning 'mountain' and the 'nyaga' may refer to the Nagas of Africa and from this name of 'Kirinyaga' we get the name of its country 'Kenya'.

 

"Kilimamgombe' and 'Kilimambogo' are mountains within the country of Africa and here we see the prefix 'kili' meaning 'mountain' which is no different than the 'giri' meaning 'mountain' and as confirmation of this we find that its Swahili name is translated as 'kilima' whose meaning is 'mountain' and 'hill'.

'Kilimanjaro' resides within the country of Tanzania and is the highest mountain within Africa and here we see the prefix 'kili' which is no different than 'kiri' meaning 'mountain' and the 'manjaro' is most probably 'manjara' a word from Sanskrit meaning 'pearl' as in pearl ( manjara ) mountain ( giri ) a fitting name for this snow topped mountain.

 

 

'Giri' as well as meaning 'mountain' also means 'hill' and throughout the lands of Africa we see this reflected within many of their names for hills such as 'Kirigi' which resides within the country of Uganda and has an elevation of some 1183 metres.

 

'Kirikinie' is the name of a hill which resides within the Rift Valley of Kenya whose elevation above Sea level is some 1137 metres and we have 'Kirikiri' which is a hill within the country of Uganda and we have 'Kirikre' which is a hill within the country of Niger.

 

'Kirimamburi' 'Kirima' and 'Kirima Kia Mweru' are all hills within the country of Kenya and the 'Mweru' is simply the Meru of the Vedas, indeed across the borders of Kenya within the country of Tanzania we find the fourth highest mountain in Africa which is 'Mount Meru' a mountain which is completely Sanskrit and Vedic.

 

 

'Kirigala' is a hill within the province of Sabaragamuwa in the country of Sri Lanka and we know that the word 'gala' means 'rock' 'stone' 'gorge' and so this leaves 'kiri' which is once again a prefix to a landmark which is recognised as a 'hill' or a 'mountain'.

 

'Kirigala' is seen again in 'Kirigalpotta' which is the second highest mountain within Sri Lanka and its good to reflect that just as the name of the second highest mountain in Africa begins with 'kiri' as in 'Kirinyaga' here the second highest mountain within Sri Lanka begins with 'kiri' as in 'Kirigalpotta'.

 

Sri Lanka has many place names which begin with 'kiri' and although these are not mentioned as hills or mountains they are elevated places such as 'Kirigama' which is 400 metres above Sea level and 'Kirigankumbura' which is 900 metres above Sea level and its appropriate to suggest their high elevation is the reason their name contains the prefix 'kiri'.

 

 

Cambodia is a country which was once part of greater India as seen within its world famous temple of Angkor Wat and its gods such as 'Visnu' and 'Siva' and 'Brahma' and throughout the lands of Cambodia we see more examples of how 'giri' a word from the language of Sanskrit is transformed into 'kiri'.

 

'Giri' whose meaning is 'mountain' can be seen within the Cambodian province of 'Ratanakiri' a name from the language of Sanskrit whose meaning is the jewelled ( ratna ) mountains ( giri ) and a name which can be seen within the lands of India as the port city of 'Ratnagiri'.

 

'Mondolkiri' is a province within the lands of Cambodia and its name which is formed from Sanskrit means the circle ( mandala ) of hills ( giri ) and we also have the district of 'Rukhakiri' whose Sanskrit name means the bountiful ( rukha ) mountain ( giri ).

 

 

 

'Kirisli Dag' is a mountain peak which resides within the region of Antalaya within the country of Turkey and its elevation is around 2000 metres above Sea level and we also have 'Kirik Dag' a mountain which resides within the country of Turkey.

 

'Kiriheliz Dagi' is a mountain which resides within the region of Van within the country of Turkey where its elevation above the Sea is around 1600 metres and we find that it is also known by the name of 'Girihelizdagi' which is the same as the Sanskrit 'giri' meaning 'mountain'.

 

'Kirikelma Tepesi' is a mountain which resides in the region of Hatay in the country of Turkey and we also find hills such as 'Kireclik Tepesi' and 'Kiriksoku Tepesi' and throughout Turkey we find place names beginning with 'kiri' which are elevated regions such as 'Kirikkavak' 'Kirikkaya' 'Kirikli' 'Kirim' whose elevations are all over 1000 metres.

 

 

'Kirishima' is a mountain range residing within the Kagoshima prefecture of Japan and as 'shima' means 'island' and 'field' we see that 'kiri' is a prefix for a 'mountain' as in an island ( shima ) of mountains ( kiri ) or field ( shima ) of mountains ( kiri ).

'Kirigamine' is a mountain which can be found within the Nagano prefecture of Japan, a volcanic mountain which rises some 1,925 metres into the air and its also interesting that its tallest peak is known as 'Kuruma' which itself seems like a word from Sanskrit.

 

'Kiritachi' is the name of a 423 metre high mountain which resides within the Japanese city of Kesennuma and we have 'Kirigatani' which resides within the Kitakyushu city of Japan and we also have mountains which go by the name of 'Kirikiri' and 'Kiritate'.

 

'Kilimanjaro' 'Kirinyaga' 'Kilimamgombe' and 'Kilimambogo' all possess the 'kiri' and the 'kili' as a prefix which according to the Swahili and Zulu languages means 'mountain' hence its appropriate to suggest that these prefixes are cognate with 'giri' a word from Sanskrit whose meaning is 'mountain' and 'hill'.

Throughout the lands of Africa we find many landmarks which are related to Sanskrit such as their fourth highest mountain known as 'Mount Meru' and the mountain range of 'Mandara' we have the lake of 'Sagara' which in Sanskrit means 'lake' and we have the lakes of 'Mweru' 'Naivasha' 'Abijatta' 'Shala' 'Abhaya' 'Awasa' 'Nyasa' 'Manyara' which can all be found within the language of Sanskrit.

 

Along the river Gambia we find numerous 'kundas' such as 'Mansa Kunda' 'Sese Kunda' 'Baja Kunda' 'Sara Kunda' 'Yamal Kunda' all Sanskrit words and we also have the Nagas of Ethiopia which are very much related to the culture of Vedic India hence 'kili' and 'kiri' being cognate with 'giri' seems to be simply more of the same and the presence of 'kiri' within the mountains of Japan and Turkey may also be related to this Sanskrit 'Giri' meaning 'mountain' and 'hill'.