2. The minister of the Calicut Rāja, known as Mangāt Achan.
3. The minister of the Cochin Rāja, known as Paliyat Achan.
4. The minister of the second Rāja of Calicut, known as Chenli Achan.
Acharapākam Chetti.—One of the sub-divisions of the Chettis, generally grouped among the Bēri Chettis (q.v.).
Āchāri.—See Āsāri.
Adapadava (man of the wallet).—A name, referring to the dressing-bag which barbers carry, applied to Lingāyat barbers in South Canara.
Ādapāpa.—Returned in the Madras Census Report, 1901, as a sub-caste of Balija. The name is applied to female attendants on the ladies of the families of Zamindars, who, as they are not allowed to marry, lead a life of prostitution. Their sons call themselves Balijas (see Khāsa).
Adavi (forest or jungle).—The name of a sub-division of Yānādis, and also of a section of Gollas in Mysore.[2]
Adaviyar.—Adaviyar or Ataviyar is the name of a class of Tamil-speaking weavers found in the Tanjore and Tinnevelly districts.
Addāku (Bauhinia racemosa).—A sept of Jātapu. The leaves of this tree are largely used as food platters, in Madras, and generally on the east coast.