The name given by Europeans to the eastern coast of the Indian Peninsula, It is a corruption of Carimanal కరిమణల్ a smallfishing village about 20 miles north of Madras, which is now vulgarlycalled Coromandel by the English. The supposed Sanscrit rootకురుమండలము Kuru-mandalam is plausible, but is wholly unknown tolearned bramins The coast of Coromandel చన్నపట్నపురాజ్యము, అనగావిశాఖపట్నము నుంచి రామేశ్వరము దాకా వుండే రేవు. Hamilton says it iscorruption of Choladesam but this is not correct.