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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XIV. 



V. — Nicknames, Descriptive Names. 



Chekidan ... Corruption of " Chevidan," deaf man 



Kilavi ... Old woman 



Kurudi ... Blind woman 



Kutti ... Concubine 



Maladi ... Barren woman 



Mankai ... Young woman 



Mudavan ... Blind man 



Pulipparanki ... " Leopard Portuguese," i.e., Portuguese who 



used to shoot leopards. The village called 

 after this sportsman, Pulipparankiyur, has 

 been abandoned since 1881. It was in 

 existence in 1817, so that he may date 

 from last century. 



Adampu 



Al (banyan) 

 Aninchil 



Arasu (bo) 



Chadavakku 



Chalampai 

 Chamalai 

 €hamandalai 

 Erukkalai 



Ilantai 



VI.— Floka. 



Barringtonia acutan- 

 gula 



Ficus bengalensis | 



Ficus religiosa 



I 



Arukampullu ... Cynodon dactylon ... 



Atti ... Bauhinia racemosa ... 



Avarai ... Cassia auriculata ... 



Ayil ... Holopteleaintegrifolia 



r Walsura piscidia 



J Chaetocarpus cas 



( tanocarpus 



... Stephegyne parviflora 



| Berrya ammonilla ... 



. . . Calotropis gigantea. . . 

 c Zizyphus jujuba { 

 ( Zizyphus senoplia 4 

 Iluppai (Indian olive) Bassia longifolia 

 Inchu ... Phoenix zeylanica ... 



Irampai ... Cyperus pennatus ... 



Iral (water grass) ... — 

 Itti ... Ficus retusa 



Iyanku 



Azima tetracantha \ 



Kachchatkodi (creeper) — 

 Kaddamanakku ... Yitex altissima 



Adampan 



Alankulam 



Aladikkulam 



Aninchiyankulam 



Arasankulam 



Arasamurippu 



Arasadikulam 



Arakumpulve 1 i 



Attimoddai 



Avarankulam 



Ayiladi 



Chadavakkankulam 



Chalampaikulam 

 Chamalankulam 

 Erukkalankulam 

 Hantaiveddi 



Iluppaikkulam 



Ichchankulam 



Irampaikkulam 



Iratperiyakulam 



Ittimadu 



Iyankankulam 



lyankaraur 



Kachchatkodi 



Kaddamanakkankulani 



