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.
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- ↑ '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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