Nanjinad

Nanjinad (pronounced Nancinatu) is a historical region corresponding to present-day Thovala and Agastheeshwaram taluks of Kanyakumari district. The name comes from nanj, meaning 'plough', and nad, meaning 'land'.[1] It was (and still is) an important centre of paddy (rice) cultivation. It formed the core around which the kingdom of Travancore was built.

See also

Kanyakumari district

References

  1. 'A Comprehensive Malayalam - Malayalam - English Dictionary on Historical and Philological Principles', by P. Somasekharan Nair, published by the University of Kerala, Volume VII, page 545

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