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NĀTTUSĀMBĀN
| Pu | 4 annas. |
| Ri | 8 annas.„ |
| Ti | 12 annas.„ |
The rupee table is composed of the word Vedagirīis-vararthunai, meaning with the help of Vēdagirīsvarar, the god at Tirukalikundram near Madras:—
| Vē | 1 rupee. |
| Da | 2 rupees. |
| Gi | 3 rupees.„ |
| Ri | 4 rupees.„ |
| Ī | 5 rupees.„ |
| Is | 6 rupees.„ |
| Va | 7 rupees.„ |
| Ra | 8 rupees.„ |
| Ar | 9 rupees.„ |
| Thu | 10 rupees.„ |
| Nai | 11 rupees.„ |
The tens-of-rupees table is made up from the word Tirukalikundram:—
| Ti | 10 rupees. |
| Ru | 20 rupees.„ |
| Ik | 30 rupees.„ |
| Ka | 40 rupees.„ |
| Li | 50 rupees.„ |
| Ik | 60 rupees.„ |
| Ku | 70 rupees.„ |
| In | 80 rupees.„ |
| Ra | 90 rupees.„ |
| Im | 100 rupees.„ |
An anna is sometimes called vanakkam; a rupee is known as vellē (white).
Nāttupattan.—A section of Ambalavāsis. (See Unni.)
Nāttusāmbān.—Sāmbān (a name of Siva) is a title of some Tamil Paraiyans. Nāttusāmbān denotes a village Paraiyan.
