Sin: නිකවැරටිය nikaværaṭiya
‘Heap or House of Cow Dung’ NWP, Sri Lanka
From Sin: nika, ‘house, heap’; and waeratiya, ‘dried cow-dung’.
For centuries cow dung has been collected and stored for use as fuel, manure, disinfectant and house-building material.

Nikaweratiya Legislative Council Nikaweratiya pradesheeya sabhawa