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Toduvay 



creek (Winslow 







gives it as meaning 







the confluence of 







two rivers) 



Kokkutoduvay 



Tulaval 



plain in a forest 







covered with scrub. 







This word seems 







peculiar to the 





Ur 



Vanni 



Kanchurantulavai 



village 



Tavasiyur 



TJttu 



spring 



Tanniyuttu 



Vadi 



enclosure (Winslow), 







resting place (Vanni) Attuvadi 



Van (Sin.) 



channel 



Uppukkidankuvan 



Vattai (Sin.) 



garden 



Chilavattai 



Vaykkal 



channel 



Iraddaivaykkal 



Vayal 



field 



Velivayal 



Veli 



field 



Tavasiveli 



Veli 



plain 



Kannaddiveli 



Til, Villn 





Teravil 



pond | 



Cheliyavillu 



Veddi 



path 



Ilantaiveddi 





III. — Pkoper Names. 



A J • • 



Adinyao 



Churiyan 



Kartikesar 



Alvan 



Ekar 



Karuval 



Ampalavan 



Ilankainarayan 



Kataliyar 



Amutan 



Iramar 



Katiran 



Anantar 



Iramiij: 



Kayilayar 



Andan 



Iramanatan 



Kontakkaran 



A ' *T "* 



Andi 



Irasentiran 



Kopalan 



Aimatevan* 



Kaddaiyar 



Kolandar 



Appakuddi 



Kakkayan 



Kulaiyan 



Ariyan 



Kakkayar 



Kumaresan 



Arumukuttan 



Kanakan 



Kumpukannan§ 



Aiyamperumal 



Kanakanayan (?) 



KunchiJ 



Chilaiyinaf 



Kanakarayan 



Maniyar|| 



Cholayan 



KappachchiJ 



Matar the Panikan 



* Literally the " god of rice." 



f Name of a woman, said to be Portuguese. Query : Is it the equivalent 

 of Helena 2 



X Names of women. 

 § A mythical giant. 



|| Mr. Parker says the Sinhalese name of the tank is Manihira-wewa. If 

 so the Tamil Maniyar must be a corruption of Manihira, the meaning of 

 which I do not know. 



