[INDOLOGY] Andhra toponymy

[Nagaraj Paturi]

Place names beginning with initials is common in Telugu. This is not
limited to agraharams.


On Jun 17, 2017 5:26 AM, "Dominik Wujastyk via INDOLOGY" <
indology at list.indology.info> wrote:

> "Tk" may be for "Taluk," though your online resource says it's a Tehsil.
>
> The names of agraharams that I'm aware of in the Thanjavur district are
> not abbreviated in the way you describe.  Rather, they seem to be named
> always in full, even if long.
>
> Thank you for villageinfo.in ! Wonderful resource.
>
> Best,
> Dominik
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> On 15 June 2017 at 06:33, Arlo Griffiths via INDOLOGY <
> indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
>> Colleagues,
>>
>>
>> I am looking to identify the modern coordinates of an epigraphic find
>> spot in Andhra Pradesh for which data from colonial times indicate "Chikula
>> agrahāra, East Godavari, Tuni Tk.". Searchuing with the name Chikulla or
>> Chikulla I don't find anything. But within Tuni (mandal?) I have found a
>> "Ch. Agraharam" (https://villageinfo.in/andhra
>> -pradesh/east-godavari/tuni/ch-agraharam.html). This, I presume, must be
>> my place.
>>
>>
>> Is it common in AP nowadays not to spell out the name of agraharams? (It
>> reminds me of the Telugu naming pattern with a first initial which is never
>> spelt in full — although perhaps there is no connection.)
>>
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>>
>> Arlo
>>
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