It is recorded, in the Gazetteer of Malabar, that the Wynad or Wynaadan Chettis "claim to be Sudras, and are in appearance and customs very similar to the Nayars. They are polluted by all castes below Nayars. Their marriage customs seem to be a mixture of east and west coast practices. They follow the marumakkattayam system, and perform the tali-kettu kalianam; but this is done on the tenth day after puberty, and two talis have to be tied on the girl, one by her maternal uncle, and one by the senior female of her house. They also celebrate a regular marriage ceremony, at which a bracelet is put on the bride's right arm, and bride and bridegroom garland each other; while next morning a kanam or bride-price has to be paid to the bride's karnavan (senior male in a family). They are bold shikaris (sportsmen), and tiger spearing is a favourite pastime, closely connected with their religion. "The tiger is encircled by a wall of netting six feet high, which is gradually closed up, and then speared. The carcass is not skinned, but is stretched on a pole, and hung up as a sacrifice to their deity." Y Yadava.--Yadava, meaning descendants of king Yadu, from whom Krishna was descended, has been recorded as a synonym or title of Idaiyan, and a sub-division of Golla and Koracha. There is a tradition among the Idaiyans that Krishna was brought up by their caste. Yakari.--See Ekari. Yanadi.--The Yanadis are a dark-skinned, platyrhine tribe, short of stature, who inhabit the Telugu country. The name has been the subject of much etymological speculation. Some derive it from a (privative) and nathu (lord or protector), and it may mean those who are not included in the ruling or principal caste. Again, it has been derived from yanam (boat) and adi (means). But the Yanadis are not known to have plied, nor do they now ply boats at Sriharikota, their chief place of residence, which is on the coast. The word would seem to be derived from the Sanskrit anadi, or those whose origin is not traceable. The people perhaps elongated the vowel-sound, so that it became Yanadi. In like manner, the Native graduate of the Madras University talks of himself as being, not a B.A. or M.A., but B.Ya. or M.Ya. And a billiard-marker will call the game yeighty-yeight instead of eighty-eight.