Attikankana (cotton marriage thread).—A sub-division of Kurubas, who tie a cotton thread round the wrist at weddings.
Ātumpātram.—A name, meaning an object which dances, for Dēva-dāsis in Travancore.
Aunvallur (possessors of cattle).—A fanciful name for Idaiyans.
Avaru.—A synonym of Agaru.
Aviri (Indigofera tinctoria).—An exogamous sept of Padma Sālēs, who use indigo in the manufacture of coloured cloth fabrics.
Avisa (Sesbania grandiflora).—A gōtra of Mēdara.
Āvu (snake).—An exogamous sept of Kuruba.
Āvula (cow).—An exogamous sept of Balija, Bōya, Golla, Kāpu, Korava, Mutrācha, and Yerukala.
Āyar (cow-herd).—A synonym or sub-division of Idaiyan and Kōlayān.
Ayōdhya (Oudh).—A sub-division of Kāpus, who say that they originally lived in Oudh.