Sin: කුලියාපිටිය kuliyāpiṭiya – Tam: குளியாப்பிட்டிய kuḷiyāppiṭṭiya
‘Hiring Ground’ or ‘Village Land’ NWP, Sri Lanka
From Sin: kuliya, ‘hire, rent’; or Old Sin: kuli(ya)‘, ’hamlet, village’; and Sin: pitiya, ‘plain tract of ground’.
It is more exciting to imagine a hiring or recruitment ground rather than a simple village built on plain land.
For related place names see Sri Lanka Place names.
