Kannur (Ker)

Mal: കണ്ണൂര്‍ kaṇṇūr ‘Bamboo Town’  [Cannanore] City/District,  Kerala From Mal: kaṇ(a)/ka(ṇ)ṇu, ‘bamboo (cane)’; and ūr, ‘village’, ‘town’, ‘city’. Kannur was an important trading centre (especially for spices) in the 12thC with important trading partnerships in...