Sin: රඹෑව rambǣva – Tam: இறம்பாவை iṟampāvai

‘Plantain Tank’  NCP,  Sri Lanka

From Sin: ramba, ‘plantain, banana’; and wewa, ‘lake, pond, tank, reservoir’.

The ground reservoir here has a capacity of 1,500 cubic metres.

For related place names see Sri Lanka Place names.