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Talāva

தலாவ
Talāva

Talāva

The high-ground plain or the open glade of the high ground

Talāva1	from Talā: high ground, hill (Sinhala, Clough); high ground plain, high ground, top; "Us vū sama pedesa, Tẹnna, Goḍabima, Matupiṭa" (Sinhala, Sorata); Talavu: high ground plain, "Us vū samatalā tẹna" (Sinhala Sorata). See column 203 for etymology
Talāva2	open glade (Sinhala, Clough); Clough notes it in explaining Patana: this word is commonly applied to open country without jungle in the mountainous districts, but the more correct word for this is Talāva, open glade (Sinhala, Clough); Talavva: meadow, plain (Sinhala, Clough). See Talāva 1 and column 203
Talava	from Talavu: high ground plain, "Us vū samatalā tẹna" (Sinhala Sorata); or shortened from Talāva (see Talāva 1 and 2)

Talāva in Sinhala commonly means a high ground plain or a top place.

Related to the basic meaning, Talāva also means an open glade or a treeless, grass-covered part of a high-ground plain, hilltop etc. in mountainous districts, which is also called Patana.

See column 203 on the etymology of Tala in Sinhala meaning a high-ground plain or top.

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Talāva is found as a place name in Talāva division of Anuradhapura district; Elpitiya division of Galle district; Baddegama division of Galle district; Angunakolapelessa division of Hambantota district and in Polpithigama division of Kurunegala district.

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Some related place names:

Talāva:

Nāḍi-talāva: Yatinuwara, Kandy

Piḷima-talāva: Yatinuwara, Kandy. Piḷima: image

Raja-talāva: Doluwa, Kandy. Raja: king, state

Paṭi-talāva: Ganga Ihala Korale, Kandy

Rayi-talāva: Ambanganga Korale, Kandy

Rayi-talā-vela: Ukuwela, Matale

Kara-gas-talāva: Kothmale, Nuwara Eliya; Imbulpe, Ratnapura

Ran-van-talāva: Kothmale, Nuwara Eliya. Ran-van: golden colour

Hapu-gas-talāva: Kothmale, Nuwara Eliya

Vệ-talāva: Kothmale, Nuwara Eliya; Uva Paranagama, Badulla

Aṁba-talāva: Kothmale, Nuwara Eliya

Doṁba-gas-talāva: Kothmale, Nuwara Eliya

Nāraň-talāva: Walapane, Nuwara Eliya

Biňgan-talāva: Walapane, Nuwara Eliya. Bińga, Bińgu: 1. large black bee, wasp (Sinhala, Clough); Bhṛṅgā: large black bee (Sanskrit, CDIAL 9581); 2. A medicinal plant, Verbesina prostrata (Sinhala, Clough; Bhṛṅgarāja in Sanskrit, CDIAL 9580)

Talavā-kẹlē: Nuwara Eliya, Nuwara Eliya

Bagavan-talāva: Ambagamuwa, Nuwara Eliya. Bagavat: Buddha (Sinhala, Clough)

Ela-talāva: Kuliyapitiya West, Kurunegala. Ela: white, goat (Sinhala, Clough); Elā, Ēla: cardamom (Sinhala, Sorata, Clough; Ēlam in Tamil, DED 907);

Koṭa-talāva: Rideemaliyadda, Badulla. Koṭa: small

Maḍu-gas-talāva: Passara, Badulla

Guru-talāva: Welimada, Badulla. Guru: red chalk

Diya-talāva: Haputale, Badulla

Gōna-talāva: Madulla, Moneragala

Talāva-gama: Badalkumbura, Moneragala

Maddē-talāva: Imbulpe, Ratnapura

Dehi-gas-talāva: Balangoda, Ratnapura

Horan-galla-talāva: Niyagama, Galle

Uḍa-vẹliviṭi-talāva: Nagoda, Galle

Daṁbē-talāva: Katuwana, Hambantota; Ampara, Ampara

Padiya-talāva: Padiyathalawa, Ampara

Koḷaman-talāva: Padiyathalawa, Ampara

Aran-talāva: Mahaoya, Ampara

Daḍayan-talāva: Uhana, Ampara

Aṁba-mal-talāva: Ampara, Ampara

Nāmal-talāva: Ampara, Ampara

Gan-talāva: Kantale, Trincomalee

Bō-talāva: Walallavita, Kalutara

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Talava:

Nitalava: Ehetuwewa, Kurunegala; Bingiriya, Kurunegala

Hātalava: Kobeigane, Kurunegala

Ela-talava: Kuliyapitiya West, Kurunegala

Kitalava: Kuliyapitiya West, Kurunegala

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Revised: Friday, 18 August 2017, 18:30

First published: Thursday, 09 September 2010, 17:19