Thammannawa (SL)

Sin: තම්මැන්නාව tammænnāva ‘Tammana Tank’  NCP,  Sri Lanka From Sin: tammana, [mischodon zeylanicus]; and wewa, ‘lake, pond, tank, reservoir’. Tammana is a  tall evergreen tree or large shrub which is unique to Sri Lanka and South India. For related place names...