PLACES IN TANJORE. 



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Marudur 



Marangur 

 Mayavaram 



Melai-Kadambur 

 Melaiyur. 



Meykankollainattam 



Mottai-kollai 



Mottaiyan tedal 



Mummudisolagan 



Murttiyammalpuram 

 Murttiyan 

 Museri ? Musiri 



Muttammalpuram 



Muttuvaiicheri 



Muvalur 



Muvanallur . . 



Muvarakottai . . 

 Nachiyar-Kovil 



Nadar . , 

 Nadu-patti 



C (Or maruthur) this is a common place-name in 

 Tanjore, and is perhaps derived from marutham 

 J = agricultural land ; marutham or maruthai- 

 ] maram also means a tree - (? Terminalia alata), 

 j under which the village god stands. Maru = 

 fragrance. 



■ < 



Occurs more than once. 



f More properly Mayuram (for Mayura-puram) = 

 Peacock-town. The natives call it Mayavaram, and 

 the English Mayaveram. Mayura (modern H. 

 j mor,) = Tarn, mayil, Kan. Navul, all from the 

 (^peafowl's cry. See Mailam. 



(West Kadambur (q.v.) The kadamba tree is 

 sacred to Skanda. ' Weston:' melai = upper = 

 western, as the country rises to the west. 



' Meykan's-field nattam ;' M's upland village. 



' Mound field ' from the sandy ridge in it ; from 

 m6du, pronounced mbdu = rising ground. 



(Mottaiyan's (? Bald-head's) mound: an old 

 village site, also called Tirumanamangalam : 

 tedal, tidar, tittai = a mound, bank, platform. 



(The Momotisolum of A.S. 79)? < Three crown* 

 ed Cholan.' Mummudicholapuram to the south- 

 ward is called Muppaiyur and Muppur. 



( So named after the wife or mistress of a raja. 

 \ See Kasturiyammal. 



Murtti = body, form (of deity) = Image, idol. 



f There are several instances of this name (? musu 

 \ =ape). 



(Named after the wife or mistress of a raja : see 

 Kasturiyammal; (Muttu a pearl) Pearl-lady -city = 

 Lady Margaret's Town. 



( (Mootoovefichairy of A.S. 79) ? Muttuvan's 

 ( village. 



(Mayavaram taluk) Triad (or Trinity) town. 

 Brahma, Vishnu, and Eudra performed service to 

 the supreme (Siva) here; mu=three ; see Tiruvalur. 



? May have some connection with mu, mundru 

 = three ; see next. 



1 Trinity-fort,' see Muvalur; muvar = three 

 persons : it is vulgarly called Muvarattai, or 

 "Muvattai." 



? 4 The honourable lady's temple.' 



4 Middle river.' This village is on the Vettar 

 (= " dug-channel "), between the Vennar and the 

 Kodamurtti, river irrigation channels ; see 

 { next. 



f = • middle fold.' nadu = middle, centre, and 

 { patti a hamlet. 



