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Mangalore place names:-

A mini dictionary of place names in and around Mangalore city is provided below alphabetically:- Adyapadi= An initial settelement of an unspecified ancient tribes.

Adyar= A field with tree groves. ADi= tree.

Alape, Alupe =A village on the bank of river. Alupe is the original home of Alupa Kings.

Alike= (1) An area on the bank of river (2) An administrative area. (3). A word modified from original ‘Aluve’?

Aluve= An estuary where river joins the Sea.

Attavara= Open area on the other bank of the river.

Baikampadi= A settelment of (1) ‘baikam’ (=beggars) wandering Buddhist monks. Or (2) ‘Baiy’, Baite or ’ Bey sub sect of Munda tribes.

Bajal= A dry area on the river bank.

Bajape=A habitation with dry land (poor water sources) characteristics.

Bijai = An ancient area reserved for Seed (beeja) storage?

Bokkapatna = A port named after Vijaynagar King Bokka.

Bolār= An open field of Bola, white immigrant tribes.

Bolur= A village of Bola, white immigrant tribes

BonDāntila= An habitation of Bond subsect of Munda tribes

Bondel = Originally Bandale, modified by Missionaries.’Bond’ or ‘Bandh’ was a sub sect of Munda tribes.

Derebail =(1) River valley of Dere sect, Dere a sub sect of Munda tribes (2) Devare bail= River valley of Dieties.

Dongarakeri= A colony of Donga subtribes.

Guliga bittil: A colony named after Guliga Spirit. ( This was the old name for the 'old bus stand' area located between Punja Arcade and Bavutagudde (Old light house).)

Gurupur= A village of Gurus (Lingayath preists). 17th CCE.

Hampankatte= A shade under a tree named after a legendary ‘Appanna’ who used to offer water to thiersty travelers.

Hosabettu= A new settlement on a ridge.

Iddya = A village of ‘Ideya’(Yadava) cowherd tribes.

Innoli = (1) A village on the bank of a rough river Netravati. (2) A village of Inna tribes?

Jeppina moger= A river bank where the Netravati river ‘lowered its level’ (ie shifted) during the history.

Kadri= Kadire= (1) A paddy corn distributed during annual agricultural festival. (2) An area legendary for distribution of rice corns.

Kankanadi= A village of Kanka tribes.

Kapikad= A reserved forest (Once upon a time!).

Kannur= (1) A villge of Kanna tribes, (2) An eye shaped island within the Netravati river.

Karangalpadi= A settlement of Karanga (Koranga> Koraga) tribes.

Kavur= A village with reserved, protected groves.(Once upon a time!).

Kinya = (1) An divine African word brought by immigrants, Kin+iya. (2) Small?

Kodikal = A standing pillar like rock on the edge of the village. (Now no longer not exist!)

Kodialbail= The original ‘Kudla’ word has been modified into ‘Kodiyal’.

Kolya= A settelement of Kol tribes.

Konāje= (1) A field (aje) on a corner (‘kona’).(2) A field of buffaloes.

Konchādi= A habitation of Koncha tribes.

Kottara= (1) An open field of Kota or Kotia tribes, or (2) A storage area.

Kudala = (1)An ancient agricultural village on a river bank. (The River has now dried up!). (2) A confluence of two rivers.

Kudroli= Kuduru+Oli. An village on river island. (The old estuary has now been dried up).
Kudumbi-bittil:A colony of Kudumbi tribes.( An area near Phalnir).

Kudupu = An ancient agricultural village.

Kulai= A village with a lake(kula).

Kulshekara= An area named after Alupa King Kulashekara.

Kulur = A village beside a lake (Kula).

Maikala= Mayikala. A town named after an ancient Buddhist temple devoted to Māyi or Mayadevi.

Māladi= A habitation (aDi) of Māle tribes

Mālemar = An agricultural field (mār) of Māle tribes.

Mangala=Later modification (6-9 CCE) of the word, Mangār.

Mangar= (1) An open field of Mang subtribes, or (2) ma+ang+ar= An elevated open field.

Manki= A n village of a) Mang subtribes Mang+ki , or (2) on an elevated area.

Mannagudde = A hill of reddish soils.

Manjanādi= (1) A settlement of Manja tribes (2) A settlement on a elevated land?

Marakada= A river ford beside village of Marava tribes.

Maravur= A village of Marava tribes.

Maroli= A village of Marava tribes.

Mudupu = A reserved village.

Mulur=An ancient village of aboriginal (Moola>. Moolya) tribes.

Naguri= A village named after Nāga (worship) or Nāga tribes.

Nantur= A habitation on a steep cliff.

Neermarga= A road by the side of a river. (The said river is now dried up!)

PachanāDi= A habitation of greenery.

Padavinangadi = An urban area (with shops) on the elevated plateau

Padavu = An elevated lateritic plateau or zone.

PaDavu= A sunken area, formerly occupied by streams.

Padil = An ancient deserted field.

Panambur =A village of Panaba tribes

Pandela= A sea port, a boat yard. Pandi=a large boat.

Pandeshwara =Later modification (6-8 CCE) of the word Pandela.

Parari= A large settlement. Possibly originally it was ‘PerāDi’.

Pavur= A village beside river (Pav=river flow, a Toda word) (2) A village named after ‘Pāv’ (=snake) or Nāgas?

Permanki= A large habitation of (a) Mang subtribes or (2) on an elevated area.

Phalnir= Pāl +nir. Area where an ancient river (now dried up) braided up (or split up).

Saravu= A habitation beside a lake (=’Sara’).Now modified to ‘Sharavu’.

Shaktinagar= A colony named after Ramashakti Mission. (ca. 19th CCE)

Shedigudda = A hill of clays.

Surathkal = Rocks (on the beach ) washed by waves.(Originally ‘Toratt-kall’).

Tannirbāvi= A place named after a cool fresh water well on the beach.

Tiruvail= Originally Tiruvoil. An area where the river Gurupur took a sudden shift turn ( An
historical incident of change of river course ) .

Tokkottu = A village (‘ottu’) on a river valley (‘toke’)

Tokur= A village on a valley.

Uchila = A Village named after ‘Uchu’ (=Nāga).Uchu+ila.

Ulaibettu= An island with hilly area. [Probably original name ‘Uliya bettu’ has been modified
into Ulaibettu. And the river has shifted its path during the course of history.]

Uliya= an island.

Ullal= Ulla +al= river inside the village. [Now the river inside Ullal has been dried up.]

Urwa= Uru+va. A settlement of urban land.

Vamanjur= (1) A village of Vāma tribes? (2) A village of Vāma/ Oma crop?

Yekkur= A village of Yekka plants.

Yeyyadi = An habitation of Yeya (>.Yeda, Yadava) cowherd tribes.