Kadugannuwa (SL)

Sin: കടക്കരപ്പള്ളി kaḍugannāva ‘Sword-drawing Point’  CP,  Sri Lanka From Sin: kadu, ‘sword’; and gannawa, ‘take’. The Kadugannawa Pass was a key observation post for the Kandyan Kingdom, the right sort of place to draw swords in readiness. It marked the frontier...