Pallankuzhi (பல்லாங்குழி), also Pallam Kuzhi, Pallangulli, Pallankuli or Pallanguzhi, is according to Parker, Murray, Bell, Russ, Romariz Santos Silva, and de Voogt a particular mancala game played by Tamils in Southern India and Sri Lanka. The word "pallankuzhi" is also used in Tamil according to Balambal Ramaswami as a generic name for mancala games that are mostly played by Tamil women in South India and northern Sri Lanka. Pal means in Tamil "many" and kuzhi means "pit" and could literally be translated as many pits, a fitting description of the mancala boards used to play mancala games.