Karumpurattan. — It is recorded, in the Madras Census Report, 1901, that "the term Karumpurattān is said to be a corruption of Karu-aruttar, which means the Annihilators, and to have been given to the caste because they are the descendants of a garrison of Chola Vellālas, who treacherously allowed an enemy to enter the Tanjore fort, and annihilate the Rāja and his family. Winslow, however, says *[1] that Karumpuram is a palmyra tree,† [2]and Karumpurattān may thus mean a palmyra man, that is, a toddy-drawer. In the enumeration schedules, the name was often written Karumpuran. If this etymology is correct, this caste must originally have been Shānāns or Iluvans. It is said to have come from the village of Tiruvadamarudūr in Tanjore, and settled in the north- eastern part of Madura. The caste has seven sub-castes, called after seven nādus or villages in Madura, in which it originally settled. In its ceremonies, etc., it closely follows the Ilamagams. Its title is Pillai."
Karutta (dark-coloured). — Recorded, at the Madras census, 1891, as a sub-division of Idaiyans, who have also returned Karuttakkādu, meaning black cotton soil or regur.
Karuva Haddi.— A name for the scavenging section of Haddis,
Karuvan.— A corrupt form of Karumān.
Karuvēlam.— Recorded in the Travancore Census Report, 1901, as a sub-division of Nāyar.
Kasayi (butcher). — A Muhammadan occupational name.
Kāsi (Benares). — A gōtra of Mēdara and Karna Sālē.
