Yaṭṭiyantoṭṭa
aḍiyamala-tenna
Koliñjaḍiya
Yatiyan+thota
Adiya+mala+thenna
Kozhignchi+adiya
The ford or ferry at the bottom or at the lower ground
The place at the bottom of the peak
The locality of Kozhignchi tree
| Yati | (noun) Under (Sinhala); Also Yata: (adverb) Under, below, beneath (Sinhala); Yatat: (adjective) Mean, low, servile (Sinhala); Yata-milaawa: Beneath, place below, the under part, underneath (Sinhala); Yati-kuru: turned downwards (Sinhala); Yati-patula: Sole of the foot (Sinhala); Yati-bada: The lower part of belly, abdomen (Sinhala); Adi: See tables below. In old Tamil words beginning with long vowel ‘A’ will take up ‘Y’ in front of them (Tamil, ex: Aanai < Yaanai; Aa’ru > Yaa’ru; Aadu < Yaadu; Aamai > Yaamai; Aay > Yaay) |
| Adi | Foot, sole of the foot, foot step, foot print, sound of footstep, hoof, track, low position, slave, beginning, origin, source, lineage, root, base, foundation, bottom, base of a hill, beneath, underneath, place, place or locality that comes under something (Tamil, Changkam Diction and modern, Dravidian Etymological Dictionary 72); Ati: Sole of foot, footstep, measure of foot, bottom, base (Malayalam, DED 72); Adi: foot, measure of foot, step, pace, base, bottom, under (Kannada DED 72); Adugu: foot, footstep, footprint, step, pace, measure of a foot, bottom, basis (Telugu, DED 72); Cognates are found in several other Dravidian languages (DED 72) |
| Adiya | (singular) Foot, footstep, the bottom of anything (Sinhala); Adi: Plural of Adiya (Sinhala); Adi-gæsma: Sound made in walking, mark or track made by the foot of animals (Sinhala); Adi-taalama: Foundation (Sinhala); Adi-paara: Foot-path, track made by the foot of animals or humans (Sinhala); Adu: Inferior, low, mean, less (Sinhala); Adu-kulaya: low caste, mean birth (Sinhala); Adu-paaduwa: Deficiency, want, need (Sinhala) |
| Kozhignchi | Also Kozhugnchi, Ko’lugnchi: Sylhet Orange or Kichchili (Citrus aurantium nobilis chrysocarpa); Bitter Orange or Naaraththai (Citrus aurantium nobilis or Indian wild lime); Purple Wild Indigo or Ko’l’luk-kaayvi’lai (Tephrosia purpurea); Trees or plants as the figs which bear without blossoming (Tamil, MTL, DED 2145); Kozhigngnil: Galega colonila, a purple flowering plant (Malayalam, DED 2145) |
| Thota | Ford, ferry (Sinhala); Thoduvai: Natural ford, ferry point (Eezham Tamil). From the Dravidian root, Thodu/ Tot (DED 3481, DED3158). See Ambalantota for etymology |
| Malai | Hill, mountain (Tamil, DED 4742); Mala: Mountain, hill (Malayalam, Telugu and Sinhala place names). See Aayiththiyamalai for etymology. |
| Thenna | Also Tena: Place, situation, locality (Sinhala); Sthaana: Place, spot, locality, abode, dwelling, house, site (Sanskrit); Thaanam: Place, location, situation, spot, station (Tamil, MTL); Thanai: Place, locality (Eezham Tamil place names). See Naaraanthanai |
A glance at the tables above would show that the Sinhala words Yati and Adiya/ Adi share a similar shade of meaning and they correspond to the Tamil/ Dravidian word Adi in etymology and in shades of meaning.
Adi, mainly meaning foot in these languages, also means bottom, beneath, underneath, base, low position etc.
In the context of place names, Yati and Adiya/ Adi in Sinhala mean a place that is lower in position, in terms of altitude. Adi in Tamil is also used in this sense.
Another shade of meaning for Adiya/ Adi in Sinhala and Adi in Tamil, in the context of place names, is that they mean a locality that comes under the purview or identity of something.
Compare the usages in Tamil, Sinhala and other Dravidian languages given in the tables and see the examples of place names given below. They are self-explanatory in revealing the common Dravidian component being shared by Sinhala and Eezham Tamil place names.
An interesting observation about the Sinhala word Yati is that it shows a linguistic feature comparable to one found in old Tamil usages.
Words beginning with long vowel ‘A’ often used to take up Y in front of them in the usage of Changkam Tamil. This became obsolete in later Tamil.
Note the following examples:
Aay > Yaay (mother)
Aadu > Yaadu (goat)
Aamai > Yaamai (tortoise, turtle)
Aa’ru > Yaa’ru (river)
Aa’ndu < Yaa’ndu (year)
Aanai > Yaanai (elephant, this is found even in modern Tamil)
The Sinhala words Adi and Yati, meaning the same, invite comparison.
The ‘I’ ending old Tamil words taking up ‘Y’ at the end in the Tamil Brahmi inscriptions, similar to the Sinhala word formation, Adi/ Adiya has been discussed in many earlier columns.
Also note that the Sinhala vocabulary has another word Adu comparable to Adi, and this word corresponds to the Telugu form Adugu (see tables).
Kozhignchi is a word not found in Sinhala diction.
In Tamil it means a variety of trees as well as wild indigo. The wild indigo is found abundantly in Puththa’lam form where the place name component comes. But the Adi suffix, meaning locality, mostly occurs with trees. Hence, Kozhignchi in this context of the place name Kozhignchiyadi, most probably means a tree.
Varieties of Orange, Bitter Orange, Wild Lime and any tree that bears fruit without flowering are called Kozhignchi. The exact species of the tree meant by the word has to be ascertained by usage prevalent in Wennapuwa, Puththa’lam.
But in the fast Sinhalicisation process, the Puththa’lam region has lost the form as well as memory of meaning about many of its place names. Thus, Kozhignchiyadi became Kolinjadiya. Also note the other place names listed below such as Thilladiya for Thillaiyadi and Paniyadiya for Panaiyadi from the Puththa’lam district.
Similarly, the recent Tamil population that went to Yatiyanthota since colonial times gave a Tamil rendering Eddiyaanthoaddai to Yatiyanthota.
The components, Thota, Mala and Thenna, meaning ferry/ ford; mountain/ peak and place/ locality respectively, are discussed in the previous columns Ambalantota, Aayiththiyamalai and Naaraanthanai.
Yatiyanthota is a divisional headquarters in the Kegalle district
Adiya-mala-thenna is the name of a locality at the bottom of the peak of Adam’s Peak. This is the last resting place while climbing up the Adam’s Peak from the Ratnapura/ Kuruwita side. From here, the next 800 metres of the trail to the top is a very steep climb.
Kolinjadiya (Kozhignchi-adi) is a village in the Wennapuwa division of Puththa’lam district
Some related place names:
Yati: As meaning locality lower in altitude (Sinhala place names)
Yati-yana: The passage or path at the lower ground; Minuwangoda div., Gampaha dt; Attanagala div., Gampaha dt; Agalawatta div, Kalutara dt; Thihagoda div., Matara dt.
Yati-hena: The lower field of slash and burn cultivation; Biyagama div., Gampaha dt; Polgahawela div., Kurunegala dt.
Yati-nuwara: The lower part of the city or the city at the lower ground; Kandy div., Kandy dt.
Yati-halagala: The lower part of the rocky hill of Hal trees; Harispattuwa div., Kandy dt.
Yati-wawala: The lower part of the forest of Waa (Cassia siamea) trees; Harispattuwa div., Kandy dt.
Yati-gammana: The passage in the lower ground; Yatinuwara div., Kandy dt.
Yati-galpotta: The lower part of Galpotta (rock flat); Galewela div., Matale dt.
Yati-wehera: The Buddhist temple at the lower ground; Galewela div., Matale dt.
Yati-hanguranketha: The lower part of Hangkuranketha; Hanguranketha div., Nuwara Eliya dt.
Yati-wella: The lower part of the forest; Walapone div., Nuwara Eliya dt.
Yati-gala: The lower part of the rocky hill; Okewela div., Hambantota dt.
Yati-wala: The lower part of the forest; Mawathagama div., Kurunegala dt; Deraniyagala div., Kegalle dt.
Yati-galoluwa: The lower part of the Galoluwa (probably, rocky water-stagnant/ marsh area); Alawwa div., Kurunegala dt.
Yati-ælpathana: The lower part of the sloping grassland; Hingurakgoda div., Polonnaruwa dt.
Yati-ællagama: The lower part of Ællagama (the village of the waterfall); Soranathota div., Badulla dt.
Yati-ællathota: The ford or ferry at the bottom/ the lower part of Ællathota (the ford or ferry across the stream); Buttala div., Moneragala dt.
Yati-waldeniya: The lower part of Waldeniya (the forest land); Rambukkana div., Kegalle dt.
Yati-mahana: The crematorium in the lower ground; Mawanella div., Kegalle dt.
Yati-pawwa: The rock at the lower ground; Kiriella div., Ratnapura dt.
Adi/ Adiya: As meaning locality lower in altitude (Tamil and Sinhala place names)
Malaiyadi/ Malayadiya: The foothill; Damana div., Ampaa’rai dt.
Malayadi Govipala: The agricultural settlement at the foothill; Damana div., Ampaa’rai dt.
Adi-pala: The settlement at the lower ground; Aaraachchikkattuwa div., Puththa’lam dt.
Adi/ Adiya: As meaning locality under the purview or identity of something (Sinhala as well as Sinhalicised Tamil place names)
Lollu-adiya-gala: The rocky place in the locality of Loala (Cordia myxa) trees; Medirigiriya div., Polonnaruwa dt.
Puwak-gaha-adi-wela: The paddy fields in the locality of arecanut trees; Medadumbara div., Kandy dt
Thambadiya: The locality of Thamba (rose apple) trees; Warakapola div., Kegalle dt.
Mahapaladi-ku’lama: Probably, Mahaa.paalai.adi-ku’lam: The tank in the locality Paalai trees (Mimosops hexandra/ Mimosops indica). The Mahaa prefix differentiates it as the larger village compared to another one with the same name; N.Palatha East, Anuradhapura
Thilladiya: Thillai-adi; The locality of Thillai mangrove shrub (Excoecaria agallocha); Puththa’lam, Puththa’lam
Siraampiadiya: Chiraampi-adi; The locality of a Chiraampi tree (also called Addaa’lai tree, Ficus acetosa); Puththa’lam div., Puththa’lam dt. There is another Chiraampiyadi in Jaffna Town. Kalladiya: The locality of rocks; Puththa’lam div., Puththa’lam dt
Panaiadiya: Panai-adi; The locality of Panai (Palmyra) palms; Kalpitiya div., Puththa’lam dt.
Uda-gom-adiya: The upper part of the locality of rocks; Katuwana div., Hambantota dt.
Weeradiya: The locality of Weera trees; Mahaoya div., Ampaa’rai dt.
Adi: As meaning locality under the purview or identity of something (Tamil place names)
Mullaiyadi: The locality of Mullai trees; Pachchilaippa’l’li div., Ki’linochchi dt.
Vaadiyadi: The locality of a camp; Poonakari div., Ki’linochchi dt.
Villadi: The locality of a pond; Poonakari div., Ki’linochchi dt.
Minaaraiyadi: The locality of the Minarat; Mannar div., Mannaar dt.
Theaththaavadi: The locality of Theatta trees (Strychnos potatorium); Mannaar div., Mannaar dt.
Uvaayadi-pa’n’nai: The farm at the locality of Uvaa trees (Sandpaper Tree, Dillenia indica); Mannaar div., Mannaar dt.
Ka’l’liyadi: The locality of Cactus; Maanthai, Mannaar
Paalaiyadi-puthukku’lam: The new tank in the locality of Paalai trees; Maanthai, Mannaar
Udalaiyadi: The locality of Udalai trees (either Acacia/ Udai or Wrightia tinctoria/ Udasam); Maanthai div., Mannaar dt.
Chekkadik-ku’lam: The tank in the locality of an oil mill; Madu div., Mannaar dt.
Murungkaiyadik-ku’lam: The tank in the locality of Murungkai trees; Madu div., Mannaar dt.
Panaiyadik-ku’lam: The tank in the locality of palmyra palms; Madu div., Mannaar dt.
Ilakadip-piddi: The mound in the locality of Ilaku trees (Silk Cotton Tree); Naanaaddaan div., Mannaar dt.
Keeriyadith-thaazhvu: The low land in the locality of Keeri shrub (Lythrum pemphis/ Pemphis acidula); Naanaaddaan div., Mannaar dt.
Pu’liyadi-neeraavi: The pond in the locality of a Pu’li (tamarind) tree; Musali div., Mannaar dt.
Maruthadi-ve’li: The open land in the locality of a Maruthu (Terminalia arjuna) tree; Puthukkudiyiruppu div., Mullaiththeevu dt.
Naavaladi Aa’ru: The stream in the locality of Naaval trees; Puthukkudiyiruppu div., Mullaiththeevu dt.
Aalaiyadi-vempu: The barren land in the locality of the hamlet; Aalaiyadivempu div., Ampaa’rai dt.
Malaiyadik-kiraamam: The village at the foothill; Sammaanthu’rai div., Ampaa’rai dt.
Vizhinaiyadi: The locality of Veezhi shrub (Cleome fruticosa); Sammaanthu’rai div, Ampaa’rai dt.
Maavadip-pa’l’li: The mosque/ cattle herders’ settlement in the locality of a mango tree; Kaaraitheevu div., Ampaa’rai dt.
Arasadith-thoaddam: The garden in the locality of the Bo tree; Ninthavoor div., Ampaa’rai dt.
Muthirayadi: The locality of Muthirai (satin wood) trees; Addaa’laichcheanai div., Ampaa’rai dt.
Paddiyadip-piddi: The mound in the locality of the cattle pen; Akkaraippattu div., Ampaa’rai dt
Thaa’ndiyadi: The locality of Thaan’ri trees (Terminalia bellerica); Thirukkoayil div, Ampaarai dt.
Paalaiyadi Oadai: The pond in the locality of a Paalai tree (Manikara hexandra/ Mimusops hexandra); Vaakarai div, Batticaloa dt.
Pirappaiyadi Madu: The pond/ tank in the locality of rattan cane vines; Vaakarai div., Batticaloa dt.
Aayiladich-cheanai: The slash and burn fields in the locality of Aayil trees (Chukrasia velutina); Vaazhaichcheanai div., Batticaloa dt.
Elumichchaiyadi: The locality of Elumichchai (probably wild lime) trees; Vaazhaichcheanai div., Batticaloa dt.
Iluppaiyadi-Munmaari: The lands in the locality of an Iluppai tree, cultivated in the former part of the monsoon; Vaazhaichcheanai div., Batticaloa dt.
Karaiyadip-paddi: The mound or rising ground at the coast; Vaazhaichcheanai div., Batticaloa dt.
Karungkaaliyadich-cheanai: The slash and burn fields in the locality of Karungkaali (ebony) trees; Vaazhaichcheanai div., Batticaloa dt.
Ki’n’naiyadi: The locality of Ki’n’nai trees (Sonneratia caselaris); Vaazhaichcheanai div., Batticaloa dt.
Koozhaavadi: The locality of Koozhaa trees (Cordia obliqua); Vaazhaichcheanai div., Batticaloa dt.
Chaa’lampaiyadik-ku’lam: The tank in the locality of Chaa’lampai trees (Vateria acuminata); Vaazhaichcheanai div., Batticaloa dt.
Pammiyadi: The locality of Pammi/ Vammi trees (Nauclea orientalis); Chenkaladi div., Batticaloa dt.
Chamu’laiyadi Poththaanai: The grassland in the locality of Chamu’lai trees (Berrya ammonilla); Chenkaladi div., Batticaloa dt.
Thu’raiyadi Vaddai: The paddy fields in the locality of the ferry point; Chenkaladi div., Batticaloa dt.
Ma’ndapaththadi: The locality of a public resting place or hall; Vavu’natheevu div., Batticaloa dt.
Makizhadith-theevu: The islet in the locality of Makizh trees (Mimusops elangi); Paddippazhai div, Batticaloa dt. Panichchaiyadi Munmaari: The locality of Panichchai trees (Embryopteris glutinifera), cultivated in the former part of the monsoon; Paddippazhai div., Batticaloa dt.
Murungkaiyadip-pooval: The well/ water hole in the locality of Murungkai trees; Vellaave’li, Batticaloa
Charava’naiyadi-oottu: The spring/ water hole in the locality of Charva’nai grass (Naa’nal/ Sacchorum spontaneum); Vellaave’li div., Batticaloa dt.
Ki’nattadip-pa’l’lam: The shallow area in the locality of a well; Ki’n’niyaa div., Trincomalee dt.
Paalaththadich-cheanai: The slash and burn fields in the locality of the bridge; Moothoor div., Trincomalee dt.
Choalaiyadi: The locality of a grove; Trinco Town div., Trincomalee dt.
Poomaraththadich-cheanai: The slash and burn fields in the locality of a flowering tree; Verukal div., Trincomalee dt.
Thennaimaravadi: The locality of coconut palms; Pulmoaddai, Trincomalee dt.
Veampadi: The locality of neem trees; Jaffna Town div., Jaffna dt.
Aththiyadi: The locality on Aththi trees; Jaffna Town div., Jaffna dt.
Chudukaaddu-aaladi: The locality of the banyan tree in the crematorium; Jaffna Town div, Jaffna dt.
Nelliyadi: The locality of a Nelli (gooseberry) tree; Vadamaraadchi div, Jaffna dt.
First published: Friday, 07 January 2011, 21:08
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