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f In Tan j ore S. of the delta towards Pattu-kottai, 

 Ambala-pattu Arasa-p., Arusutti-p., Kandutan-p. 

 Kulacha-p. Nadu-p., Nallambadi-p., Naval-p., 

 Sikkala-p., Tellaram-p., Tiruvegam-p., Tondaran- 

 p., Vadakkai-p., and Vanni-p. (bis). Iruppai-p., 

 Kanakara-p., Matham-p., Vanam-p. and Vettiyar- 

 p., south of Vellar. North of Vellar, -pattu becomes 

 more frequent again ; Kaliyal-p., Kallap., Kal-p.. 

 Malli-p., Mampala-p., Manda-p., &c, &c, and it 



, is probably common as far north as Madras ; 

 * Chengalpatt(u) and Chettuppattu (= Chetpat). 

 With -pattu compare patti a fold, padi a (village) 

 row, padu settlement, abode, pada Mar. = Tarn . 

 padagai an out-lying hamlet, pata = Mai. patam, 

 a flat, range of rice fields, pattanam, pattacheri or 

 patticheri, pettai, patta-manyam (village head- 

 man), pattadai a stock, heap, &c), pattai bark (of 

 tree), stripe, &c, padu and padugai a pit, pondhole, 

 tank; ? root padu lie down, settle, pave, set, 

 ^ suffer, &c. 



f (no meaning given) . Patt-is most common in 

 j this vicinity, e.g., on the East Coast Pattacheri, 

 j -pattu, see above, and patti to the S.W. The 

 ] ancient Batse (Para) is placed in this neighbour- 

 | hood ; many place-names have the affix -pattu 

 ^near here : see previous word. 



{Several instances of this name. Payiri is a 

 certain edible plant : payir means growing grain, 

 crop, herbage, shrubbery. 



! local use for Panganadu or Panjanadu. There 

 is a Paingalur not far off this place. Paing 

 means five (5). 



i = ' Wild sugar-cane fort ' properly Peyk- 

 | karumbu-kottai. Pey == fiend, devil ; in comp. 

 ( pey means wild, as plants, &c. 



( ? i Great town,' of common occurrence in S. 

 < India, but it is said in Tan j ore to mean Kallar's 

 ( town ; Peruman (or Perammai) a Kallar caste title. 



an affix to place-names in S. India especially in 

 Tinnevelly. 



Tarn, periya, peru, pgr, = great. Tel. pedda 

 and peda. Cf . H. bara and bada == great. 



' Great hero's dwelling ' Peruman is one of the 

 hundred caste names or titles amongst the 

 (Kallars ?). See Perambur. 



the ' Pirompundi' of A.S. 79 " Great Pandi- 

 yan" 



f Tel. peta Kan. pete a suburb or village with 

 I shops, a market town. In Tulu pgnte = bazaar, 

 j Mahr. penth, market, also peth. Can pettai be 

 -{ from Sans, root pit to sound, assemble, heap 

 I together, &c, whence pita (mod. pitara) a basket 

 j for grain, and pitam a house, hovel, roof ; peta a 

 ^ large basket,' also a crowd : petagam a company 



