Glossary
Built-form
Fishing Settlement
Weaver's Settlement
Units
Uppada has its own set of locally specific terms used to describe the internal spaces of its built forms. As the settlement is primarily shaped by two dominant occupations weaving and fishing, the spatial organisation of houses reflects the distinct social, economic, and occupational needs of these communities. This glossary documents the local terminology used to identify and describe domestic spaces unique to each housing type.
01. Pranganam / Kubham (ప్రాంగణం / కుబ్భం) – Courtyard
02. Vasara / Chavadi (వాసర / చావడి) – Verandah
03. Vanta Gadi (వంట గది) – Kitchen
04. Pravesha Dwaram (ప్రవేశ ద్వారం) – Entrance
05. Sabha Bhavanam / Hallu (సభా భవనం / హాలు) – Hall
06. Padaka Gadi (పడక గది) – Bedroom
07. Peradu (పెరడు) – Backyard
08. Snanadala Gadi (స్నానదళ గది) – Bathroom
09. Marugudoddi (మరుగుదొడ్డి) – Toilet
10. Tinne (తిన్నె) – Terrace
11. Barkam (బర్కం) – Tarpaulin cloth
12. Sunnamu (సున్నం) – Plaster
13. llu (ఇల్లు) – Home
14. Maggamnaita (మగ్గం నెయ్యిత) – Handloom
15. Maggapu Illu (మగ్గపు ఇల్లు) – Handloom Room
16. Koolipani / Tapi Mistry (కూలిపని / టాపీ మిస్త్రీ) – Construction
17. Talavakili (తలవాకిలి) – Frontyard
In 1995, under the N. T. Rama Rao government, the site was formalised as a Shelter and Services Rehabilitation Scheme colony for the Backward Classes – Group B (BC-B) weaving community. 80 housing plots were laid out on formerly agricultural land acquired from local farmers and allotted equally among five weaving castes—Devang, Senapat, Padmashali, Pathshali, and Kakibathula. Each family received a three-cent plot measuring approximately 12.9 metres by 9 metres.
01. Angulam (అంగుళం) – Inch
02. Panindadaglu (పన్నెండు అడుగులు) – Foot
03. Acre (ఎకరం) – 100 cents
04. 48 (యార్డులు) – Cent
Marine Fish Survey of Uppada
The fish species listed below represent the varieties commonly caught along the coast of Uppada. While the majority of fishing occurs in nearshore waters, fishers occasionally operate in deeper zones, extending to depths of up to 200 metres. This analysis outlines the different fish species found in the waters around Uppada and identifies the typical sea depths at which they are caught.
01. Raiyya (రయ్యా) – Prawns
02. Pullipana / Tella (పుల్లిపాన / తెల్ల) – Croaker
03. Surangi (సురంగి) – Lady Fish
04. Pasupara (పసుపర) – Double Spotted Queenfish
05. Veloori (వెలూరి) – White Sardines
06. Koduva (కొడువ) – Koduva Fish
07. Kanaganthalu (కనగంతలు) – Indian Mackerel
08. Noone / Kavalla (నూనె / కావళ్ళ) – Indian Oil Sardines
09. Parava (పరవ) – Trevally Fish
10. Gulivindalu (గులివిందలు) – Threadfin Bream
11. Sankara / Murumeen (శంకర / మురుమీన్) – Red Snapper
12. Kavallu (కావళ్ళు) – Sardines
13. Vellichanduva (వెల్లిచందువ) – Silver Pomfret
14. Nallachanduva (నల్లచందువ) – Black Pomfret
15. Vanjaram (వంజరం) – Spanish Mackerel
