Dhoddiyan. — A name given by Tamillans to Jōgis.
Dhollo.— Dhollo is recorded in the Madras Census Report, 1901, as the same as Doluva. A correspondent informs me that Dhollo is said to be different from Doluva.
Dhōma (gnat or mosquito). — An exogamous sept of Māla.
Dhondapu (Cephalandra indica). — An exogamous sept of Dēvānga. The fruit is one of the commonest of native vegetables, and cooked in curries.
Dhōni (boat). — An exogamous sept of Mīla and Oruganti Kāpu. In a paper on the native vessels of South India by Mr. Edge, published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, the dhōni is described as "a vessel of ark-like form, about 70 feet long, 20 feet broad, and 11 feet deep, with a flat bottom or keel part, which at the broadest place is 7 feet.
"The whole equipment of these rude vessels, as well as their construction, is the most coarse and unseaworthy that I have ever seen." The dhōni, with masts, is represented in the ancient lead and copper coinage of Southern India.
Dhor. — In the Madras Census Report, 1901, a few (164) individuals were returned as " Dhēr, a low caste of Marāthi leather workers." They were, I gather from the Bombay Gazetteer, Dhors or tanners who dwell in various parts of the Bombay Presidency, and whose home speech, names and surnames seem to show that they have come from the Marātha country.
Dhūdala (calves). — An exogamous sept of Thūmati Golla.
Dhudho(milk). — A sept of Omanaito.
Dhuggāni (money). — An exogamous sept of Dēvānga.
