Batticaloa (SL)

Tam: மட்டக்களப்பு  maṭṭakkaḷappu  – Sin: මඩකලපුව maḍakalapuva ‘Muddy Lagoon’ -City/District, EP,  Sri Lanka   From Sin: mada, ‘mud, slime, scum, froth’; and Sin: kalapuwa, ‘lagoon, salt water lake’. Batticaloa is a Portuguese corruption of a Dutch variation...