![Thengu – Title for the Story](https://sealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Thengu-Coconut-400x250.jpg)
Thengu or coconut trees are available in plenty and are the bounty of the Lakshadweep Islands. They are regarded as nature’s wealth for the ...
Jeseri/ Lakshadweep
Thengu
Coconut Tree
![Thanni – Title for the Story BARISHAM](https://sealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Water_lak2-400x250.jpg)
Thanni or drinking water is a central concern on the Lakshadweep islands. Fresh water sources on the island were derived from ponds and wells ...
Jeseri/ Lakshadweep
Thanni
Drinking Water
![Mosa – Title for the Story](https://sealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Tide_lak-400x250.jpg)
Tide or mosa is an everyday term on the island. In some islands, it is called moja. A movie that was made about Lakshadweep was titled Mosayile ...
Jeseri/ Lakshadweep
Mosa
Tide
![Mann](https://sealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/mann-Sand-pexels-photo-2265078-Custom.jpeg)
The Lakshadweep Islands are made of ‘bilutha mann’ (white sand). The corals sediment to form the white sand of the islands which are often ...
Jeseri/ Lakshadweep
Mann
Sand
![Kadal – Title for the Story](https://sealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Sea_lak-400x250.jpg)
The island is surrounded by the sea or kadal. The sea on the eastern side of the island is furious compared to the calmer western side. The sea ...
Jeseri/ Lakshadweep
Kadal
Sea
![Kaattu – Wind](https://sealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1-400x250.jpg)
For Ikkakka, a seventy-year-old man from Kavaratti, the wind always floats around the island. He believes that it is the duty of the guardian ...
Jeseri/ Lakshadweep
Kaattu
Wind
Billam refers to the lagoon, a lively interactive space for the people of Lakshadweep. It has gathered much importance in the wider world on ...
Jeseri/ Lakshadweep
Billam
Lagoon
![Barisham – Title for the Story](https://sealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Monsoon-400x250.jpg)
Barisham is the Jeseri word for the south-western monsoon. The monsoon is considered a lifesaving boon for islanders of the Lakshadweep. The ...
Jeseri/ Lakshadweep
Barisham
Monsoon
![Bala – Title for the Story](https://sealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Net_Lakshmi_1-400x250.jpg)
Although fishing in Lakshadweep is predominantly carried out through the pole and line method, nets or bala are traditionally used for bait fish ...
Jeseri/ Lakshadweep
Bala
Net
![Alakam – Title for the Story](https://sealexicon.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Crab-400x250.jpg)
Crabs are called alakam and hermit crabs are called komb in Jeseri spoken in many Lakshadweep islands. The crabs are referred to with a pronoun ...
Jeseri/ Sri Lanka
Alakam
Crab