What's the meaning of Kumily ?
Kumily Town Kumily, the most explored tourist destination in Idukki district. From sky high mountains to deep valleys of grass lands make this place a mind blowing destination. But do you know the meaning of the land named - Kumily ? What's the meaning of Kumily? Long long ago, the tribes who lived in this place used to call this land as kumil (കുമിൽ). The word kumily is derived from the old Tamil/ Malayalam word kumil which means mushroom. Back in those days this area was filled with wild mushrooms and so they named this place as Kumil. This is one of the stories behind the history of this name Kumily. Some people say that the name is linked to the bubbling or foaming nature of the soil and spring of this place,since the word kumil also means bubble or foam in old Tamil. So basically the mushroom origin is the most popular explanation of the name Kumily. Even before the British colonial times the loca...
