Mediaeval Sinhalese Art c10.s1.6

c10.s1.6

∗ The words ‘moṭṭak karuppuva’ and ‘tiringi tale’ are of interest as they are probably corruptions of Tamil ‘moṭṭaik karukku’ (blunt or round edge), and ‘tirigu talai’ (twisted blade); I have seen the latter word written ‘tirikit talai’ on a Sinhalese drawing (Fig. 4) dating from about the end of the eighteenth century. ‘Katuru’ is probably a corruption of kartri, ‘agent’ or ‘craftsman.’