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Place Name of the Day: Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Kariyal-vayal

கரியல்வயல்
Kariyal-vayal

Kariyal+vayal

The paddy field where crops failed

Kari	Failure of crops (Tamil, DED 1285); wasteland (Malayalam, DED 1285); Karu-nilam: Barren soil, wasteland (Tamil, DED 1285); Karukkal: Sun-burnt paddy crop (Tamil, DED 1278); Kari: (verb) to be charred, scorched (Tamil, DED 1278); Karippu: Jungle cultivation (Malayalam, DED 1278); Karisal: that which is scorched (Malayalam, DED 1278)
Vayal	Paddy field, agricultural tract, open space, plain (Tamil, DED 5258)

Kari and Karukku as verbs in Tamil generally means to make anything burnt, scorched or charred. As nouns Kari and Karukkal stand for anything charred. The words correspond to Ka’ruppu, meaning black.

In an implied shade of meaning, Kari means scorched crops or failure of crops (DED 1285). Kari, Karisal, Kariyal etc., mean wasteland, scorched land etc., in Tamil and Malayalam.

The phrase Karu-nilam stands for barren soil or wasteland (DED 1285).

Note the related place names for the use of the above terms in Eezham Tamil in the context of failed cultivation lands, barren lands, unproductive lands and scorched expanses.

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Kariyal-vayal is a village that has parts in both Puthukkudiyiruppu division and Karaithu’raippattu division of Mullaiththeevu district

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Some related place names:

Kariyal-ve’li: The barren, scorched or wasteland expanse: Karaithu’rappattu division, Mullaiththeevu district

Karik-kaddu-moolai: The corner of the bund (tank) of failed paddy fields; this is the name of one of the traditional divisions or chiefdoms of Vanni

Kariyaalai: Kari-aalai: The hamlet of failed cultivation lands; Kariyaalai–Naakappaduvan Ku’lam is a twin village in the Poonakari division of Ki’linochchi district

Karung-ka’ndal: The barren or unproductive flood plain or marsh; Manthai West division, Mannaar district

Karukku-watawana: (Karukku-vedduvaan): The barren expanse; Madampe division, Puththa’lam district (a recently Sinhalicised place name)

Karukku-veddai: The barren expanse or the scorched expanse: Ea’raavoor-pattu division, Batticaloa district

Karukkuwa: The barren land or wasteland; Madampe division, Puththa’lam district (a recently Sinhalicised place name)

First published: Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 02:50