The Changing Identities of the Tamil Muslims from the Coromandel Coast to Malaysia: An Etymological Analysis

Shaik Abdullah Hassan Mydin, Mohammed Siraaj Saidumasudu

2018

Abstract

The Tamil Muslims of the Coromandel Coast, South India are people whose trading networks were founded in the prominent port cities located within South India as well South East Asia. In the context of the Malay world, these traders and merchants engaged uncommercial intercourse with the region since the 8th century C.E. They became well-established and known among both locals and the Europeans with certain unique characteristics which evolved periodically in South India as well as South East Asia. Designations towards Tamil Muslims - such as Yavana, Sonakar, Anjuvanam, Chuliar, and Thulukkar - evolved periodically and in parallel to historical developments as well as demographical changes in South India. In contrast, within Malaysia, terms such as Keling, Chulia, and Mamak are made in reference to this community. Some of these terms are predominantly used in Malaysia, which may have derogative connotations and are often misunderstood by local Malaysians.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Hassan Mydin S. and Saidumasudu M. (2018). The Changing Identities of the Tamil Muslims from the Coromandel Coast to Malaysia: An Etymological Analysis.In Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research - Volume 1: ICMR, ISBN 978-989-758-437-4, pages 650-656. DOI: 10.5220/0008891906500656

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icmr18,
author={Shaik Abdullah Hassan Mydin and Mohammed Siraaj Saidumasudu},
title={The Changing Identities of the Tamil Muslims from the Coromandel Coast to Malaysia: An Etymological Analysis},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research - Volume 1: ICMR,},
year={2018},
pages={650-656},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0008891906500656},
isbn={978-989-758-437-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Multidisciplinary Research - Volume 1: ICMR,
TI - The Changing Identities of the Tamil Muslims from the Coromandel Coast to Malaysia: An Etymological Analysis
SN - 978-989-758-437-4
AU - Hassan Mydin S.
AU - Saidumasudu M.
PY - 2018
SP - 650
EP - 656
DO - 10.5220/0008891906500656