32 On the Affinity of the Phenician and Celtic Languages. 
MALABAR COAST, FROM THE GULPH OF CAMBAY, TO CAPE CORMORIN AND THE ISLAND 
OF CEYLON. 
Dachanabades, the country of misfortune and plunderers, or robbers; da)z, plun- 
derer ; ana, ill-luck, or misfortune ; bad, district. 
Pandionis regio, from 10 to 12° N. lat.—The mountaineers ; pannal, a crew or 
body of men, a tribe ; >on, surface, top, summit. 
Baragazenus, Sinus. The Gulph of Cambay—the gulph of the small fruitful 
stream ; banac, fruitful ; zaiyin, smaller torrent, or stream. 
Baragaza, now the town of Baroach. ‘The town on that stream. 
Calliana, now called Bombay. The small or narrow district ; caoylamnz, the nar- 
row district, the country between the Ghaut Mountains and the sea. 
Tyndis, now called Choule, or in that neighbourhood, neat and clean ; dejn, neat ; 
vejy, clean. 
Suppora, a place about lat.18° N. The pleasant town; yuba, pleasure, delight ; 
apna, country. 
Musiris, in 18° N, lat. ; muy, pleasant ; spay, variegated, pretty place, near Severn- 
droog. 
Limyrica—Rampara, in lat. 17° N. The place of trade ; tai, a hand, or adroit- 
ness ; a, for; yeic, trade. Limeric in Ireland, may be from the same root ; though 
it is generally considered to be derived from laympuz, a ford, or pier. The latter may 
be also the origin of this name. 
Barace, now Goa.—The lowland swampy district, with aquatic plants growing in 
it, from bappoz, aquatic plants. 
Nelcynda. The first cloud, probably the monsoon first makes its appearance here ; 
neal, a oloud ; cyonbva, first. 
Sisecreine island. ‘The protection of trade or merchandize ; yeayda, defence, pro- 
tection ; cpeana, the merchant’s business or merchandize. The coast to the north is 
marked Prrara, by D’Anville. This island was a fortified depot for merchandize. I 
had written thus far, when referring to a modern map, I found that it now goes by the 
name of the Fortified Island, from the remains of ancient earth-works which cover 
the whole extent of its shores.* 
Cotonara, now called Canara. The shore of the country on the sea ; za0t, the 
sea ; an, of the ; apa, country. 
Elancin Port—ejlayn, an island or peninsula ; cea, a head. The port of the 
headland. 
Au Cottiara. The tribe living on the country on the sea; a), ¢ribe ; zaot, the 
sed ; ana, country ; now called Cranganore. 
* Captain Eatwell of the Indian Navy, who knows it well, assured me that the island is nearly covered 
by antient earth-works, 
