Tēn (honey). — Tēn or Jēn has been recorded as a sub-division or exogamous sept of jungle Kurumbasand Holeyas. Some Irulas style themselves Tēn Padaiyāchi or Tēn Vanniyan, Padaiyāchi and Vanniyan being a title and synonym of the Pallis.
Tendisai (southern country). — Recorded as a division of Vellālas in the Madura and Coimbatore districts.
Tenē (millet : Setaria italica). — An exogamous sept of Holeya.
Tengina (cocoanut palm). — The name of a section of Halēpaiks, who tap the cocoanut for extracting toddy.
Tennam.— Tennam (cocoanut) or Tennanjānr (cocoanut tappers) is recorded as the occupational name of Shānān. Tenkāyala (cocoanut) occurs as an exogamous sept of Yānādi, and the equivalent Tennang as a tree or kothu of Kondaiyamkōtti Maravans.
Tennilainādu.— A territorial sub-division of Kalian.
Terkattiyar (southerner). — A term applied to Kalian, Maravan, Agamudaiyan, and other immigrants into the Tanjore district. At Mayāvaram, for example, it is applied to Kalians, Agamudaiyans, and Valaiyans.
Tertal.— A division of Toda.
Teruvān.— A synonym of the Malabar Chāliyans, who are so called because, unlike most of the west coast castes, they live in streets (teru).
Tēvadiyāl (servant of god). — The Tamil name for Dēva-dāsis. Tēvan (god) occurs as a title of Maravans.
Tyyambādi.— A section of Ambalavāsis or temple servants in Malabar, the members of which dance and sing in Bhagavati temples, and perform a song called nāgapāttu (song in honour of serpents) in private houses, which is supposed to be effective in procuring offspring.[1]
- ↑ Gazetteer of Malabar.
