Mal: നെടുമങ്ങാട് neṭumaṅkāṭ

‘Long Bazaar’  Town, Kerala

From Mal: neṭu, ‘long’ ; and  aṅkāṭi/aṅgaḍi, ‘bazaar’, ‘market’.

The modern Nedumangad market is the largest in southern Kerala. Nedumangad is also an important marketplace for agricultural commodities, especially pepper and rubber. 

Nedumangad’s Koyikkal Palace is a two storey building built in the 17thC in a traditional Malayali architectural style.

For related place names see Indian Place names and Kerala place names.

 

Koyikkal Palace, Nedumangadu

Koyikkal Palace, Nedumangadu        Ranjithsiji