NO. 47.— 1896.] PLACE NAMES IN THE VANNI. 



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Chedikeni 

 Cheliyavillu 

 Kallolunkanpuliyanku- 

 lam* 



Kallukkondamadu 



Kaliiaddinakulam 

 Kamiaddiveli 

 Kuditankinakulam 

 Mandakattalvu 



Marantallininrakulam 

 Matavuvaittaknlam 



Munrumurippu 



Murikandi 



Palamaikallu 

 Tekilpadarntan 

 Teravil 



Yattappalai 



Paldsuchchorinchan 

 Panaininran 



Yakaikaddina Olukkulam 



tank with weeds 



pond which does not thrive (cheli = thrive) 



tamarind tank where stones are placed in 

 order. This name must have much the 

 same signification as the preceding 



(Sin. Galkandamadu.) This I think must 

 be an example of the opposite process to 

 that mentioned with respect to Alagalla, 

 i.e. , it is a Sinhalese word Tamilized (and 

 with a Tamil termination added), viz.. 

 Gal-handa " rock-hill." If, however, it is 

 a Tamil word, it should probably be 

 written Kallukkonramadu, " tank where 

 people are killed by impaling." The 

 Sinhalese meaning is a more likely 

 one 



tank where the stone was set up 



plain where the stone was placed 



tank bordering the village 



pond whose bed is deep. Mondaham 



"deepest part of a tank" (not given by 



Winslow) 

 tank where trees stand far apart 

 tank in which a sluice is placed. Matavu - 



matahu, a sluice 

 three breaches (not a pair of ditto). I know 



of at least six tanks in the Yanni called 



by this name 

 cut (in the bund) where the breach 



occurred 

 stone of eld 



(place) overgrown with telcil (a creeper) 

 pond, the water of which is not clear (from 

 root teru) 



place where the water never dries up (vattu 



= d ry up) 

 where arecanuts were abundant 

 where the palmirah tree stood 

 lotus tank where the vakdi tree (Cassia 



marginata) was planted (?) 



* This beats, in number of syllables, the Welsh Llanfairmather- 

 f arneithaf , but cannot hold a candle to Llanfairpwlchgwyngergobwlchl- 

 landyssiliogogo. It is, however, fair to say that I have met with the latter 

 name -only in verse. 



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