बै समाव, बे ओनसोलआ भेमपलिनाडनि मोनसे बाहागोमोन – मानो भेमबनाड बिलो, जाहोना जादों जाय बिनि लैथोदैसिमाखौ कतायामजों नाजावलायो बिदि मुंहोजादोंमोन।
At that time, the region was a part of Vempolinad - the reason why the Vembanad Lake, which shares its shoreline with Kottayam, was named so.