Maliah (hill).—A sub-division of Savaras who inhabit the hill-country.
Malighai Chetti.—A synonym of Acharapākam Chettis. In the city of Madras, the Malighai Chettis cannot, like other Bēri Chettis, vote or receive votes at elections or meetings of the Kandasāmi temple.
Mālik.—A sect of Muhammadans, who are the followers of the Imām Abu ’Abdi ’llāh Mālik ibn Anas, the founder of one of the four orthodox sects of Sunnis, who was born at Madināh, A.H. 94 (A.D. 716).
Malle.—Malle, Malli, Mallela, or Mallige, meaning jasmine, has been recorded as an exogamous sept of Bestha, Holeya, Kamma, Korava, Kurni, Kuruba, Mādiga, Māla, Oddē, and Tsākala. The Tsākalas, I am informed, will not use jasmine flowers, or go near the plant. In like manner, Besthas of the Malle gōtra may not touch it.
Mālumi.—A class of Muhammadan pilots and sailors in the Laccadive islands. (See Māppilla.)
Māmidla (mango).—An exogamous sept of Padma Sālē.
Mānā (a measure).—An exogamous sept of Kuruba.
Manavālan (bridegroom).—A sub-division of Nāyar.
Manayammamar.—The name for Mūssad females. Mana means a Brāhman’s house.
Mancha.—Recorded, in the Madras Census Report, 1901, as a Musalman tribe in the Laccadive islands.