[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Dictionary of Pali Proper Names](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937) › v2.c36.3309 # Dictionary of Pali Proper Names v2.c36.3309 Dictionary of Pāli Proper Names v2.c36.3309 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c36.3309](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3309) It is said¹⁴ that the city was so called because when it was being built a crocodile (sumsumāra) made a noise in a lake near by. - [Previous: v2.c36.3308](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3308) - [Next: v2.c36.3310](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3310) - [Up: v2.c36](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3309](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.malalasekera-1937.v2.c36.3309) · Pramāṇa