Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s8.t10.27
Early Tamil Epigraphy: From the Earliest Times to the Sixth Century A.D. c28.s8.t10.27
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c28.s8.t10.27
*kaccavaṉ* may be derived from *kaccapam* 'tortoise' < *kacchapa* (Skt.) lit., 'tortoise, turtle'; 'N. of several persons' (MW). Cf. (Ka. inscr.) *kācchuva* (*Epi. Car.* XIII: Index).