TILINGA or TRILINGA > From the kUrma vibhAga prakaraNa of mArkaNDEyapurANa tiliGgA kuJjari darI kaccha vAsAzca yE janAH | tAmraparNI tathA kukSir iti kUrmasya dakSiNaH || Pargiter who prepared the critical edition of this purANa said that the word tiliGga stands for telugu. (Bibliothaka-Indica.P.367)