Indian Epigraphical Glossary c9.212

c9.212

pon, also spelt poṇ in Tamil; same as hon (i.e. hūn or varāha); same as ‘gold’ māḍai, gadyāṇa, etc.; money. Cf. Tamil pon-bhaṇḍāram, pon-paṇḍāra-vāśal; also pon-vargam, pon-vari, etc., meaning ‘taxes payable in gold or coins’.