Chavakachcheri (SL)

Tam: சாவகச்சேரி – Sin: චාවකච්චේරි  c(h)āvakaccēri  ‘Java Town’  Town, NP,  Sri Lanka From Tam: Chavaka, ‘Javanese (people)’; and cheri, ‘town, village, hamlet, street’. This settlement dates back to the 13thC. Chandrabhanu, a Javanese ruler of the kingdom of...