Sin: කිතුල්ගල kitulgala – Tam: கித்துள்கலை kittuḷkalai
‘Jaggery Palm Rock’ SP, Sri Lanka
From Sin: kithul, ‘kithul palm’, ‘jaggery palm’ [Caryota urens]; and gala, ‘stone, rock, rocky place’.
The Kithul palm is famous for its treacle and toddy; Kitulgala is famous for its white-water rafting and adventure activities, and also as the film location for The Bridge on the River Kwai.
