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ON THE NAMES OF 



N&ga 



Nallanam 



Nallavanniyankudikka- 

 du. 



Nalltir 



Nannilam 



Nattam 



Nattamalai . . 

 Nayinipiriyan . . 

 Neppu kovil 



Neykkunnam . . 

 Neykuppai 

 Neyvanai 

 Neyvasal 



Nldamangalam 

 Nlradamahgalam 



Odai 



f The cobra; a snake (Ang.-Sax. snaca). There 

 is a cluster of Naga or serpent names in Tan j ore 

 running inland from Nagapattanam and Nagur 

 on the coast, as far as Trichinopoly. They are 

 Nagai, Nagakkudi, Nagalpundi, Nagalur, Naga- 

 mangalam Naganathasami, Naganti, Nagapatta- 

 nam, Nagarasapuram, Nag&ttur, NagSsvaram, 

 Nagur (bis.) ; also Pamani, Pambanodai and 

 Pannateru in the same neighbourhood. For the 

 root compare Lat. anguis ( ? nagvus) from the 

 Sans, root ak or ank to move tortuously, ahga a 

 curved body, a limb, whence angulus (cf. annulus) 



_ and G-r. iyx^Xvs an eel, &c, &c. Eng. snake fr. 



l^Sax. (s) naca. 



Nalla = good ; perhaps for Nannilam, q.v. 



( A caste name or title of a small Tamil tribe ; 

 ( kudikkadu = cottages, a hamlet. See Kadu. 



f Good-town ; a very common name, usually 

 \ suffixed. 



i ' Good soil,' from nalla = good, and nilam 



< ground, earth 

 ( e.g., nafijey 



nal becomes nan in combination 

 good (rice) field ; name of a taluk. 



f A village, or village site ; the land reserved for 

 | building ground and gardens, &c, usually above 

 <{ irrigation level, and therefore = dry ground, 

 | applied especially to the villages of common 

 ^peasants; in South Tanjore Kallar (s). 



? The village mound. 

 / For Nayakani-piriyal = ' Lord and lady insepa- 

 } rate ' ; both god and goddess are lodged in one 

 ( temple together. 



? ' Fire temple ' Neppu for Neruppu = fire, 

 f This name occurs frequently north of the 

 | Kolladam river. 



Ney is often met in other combinations, and 

 <^ has many meanings, e.g., grease, 'ghee,' blood, 

 I &c. ; fat, rich (land). But ney may stand for 

 I nesavu = weavirj. "Weavers form a considerable 

 Impart of the population. 



In Tanjore a reservoir, tank. In Madura and 

 on the South Coast Odai is more commonly applied 

 to a watercourse : fr. Odu = run. 



Okkur 



Orattur 



Oriyur 



Several places of this name. 

 ? the ' Orthura? of Yule's Map of Ancient India. 

 Several places with these names, Uraiyur 

 =i " City of habitation." 



for Oruttarai-nadiya = Sole proprietor^ sQhdXixaxci. 

 This is the name of a country house of the late 

 Rajah (Sarboji) 14 miles S.E. of Tanjore. The 

 Oruttanad Chattram . . <| Natives commonly call it Varttanad chattram 



I and the English " Hajah's Choultry'" (chavadi), but 

 the old name of the village is Muttammalpuram 

 ^ = ' Lady Margaret' 's Town. 1 



