[Tel.] n. A stick, staff, rod, a hermit’s staff. dandamu, sanyasicetidandamu, ceticuvva, vankarakola. “kakapalakedara katakamu dritapani kurucalatamutoda gurcipatti.” Swa. i. 15. “ibalapavungoduvunanilapaivalasina yennilekkalonde rekhalonde vrasiyi latapungolasavyahastambunambatti muttincinananni yunivutalancina pranulai.” G. viii. 116.