Dialect of Tamil
Madurai Tamil (மதுரை தமிழ்), known asMadurai Bashai , is thedialect ofTamil spoken in the region ofMadurai and over a vast geographical area of SouthTamil Nadu , the area once ruled by thePandiya kings. It differs substantially fromNellai Tamil , a region which was also part of the Pandiya domain.[ 1] [ 2]
Region of Madurai Tamil [ edit ] The common dialect has made the term Madurai refer to a much larger area than it actually is. It is not uncommon for people from any of the above cities to introduce themselves as people of Madurai.
Words of Madurai Tamil [ edit ] Marutha (மறுத) = Maduraivarainga (வராய்ங்க) = They're comingporainga (போராய்ங்க) = They're goingangittu (அங்கிட்டு) = Thereingittu (இங்கிட்டு) = Hereembuttu (எம்புட்டு) = How much?ravuran (ராவுறான்) = He is boringvyekyanama pesu (வீயாக்கானமா பேசு) = Speak properlykundaka mandaka (குண்டக்க மண்டக்க) = Irrelevantmundakalapa (முண்டகலப்ப) = Ploughpatraya podu (பட்றைய போடு) = Sit and relaxkokka makka (கொக்க மக்க) = Collective term for cousinkolara poitu va (கோலாரா போயிட்டு வா) = Take careposaketta paya (பொசகட்ட பய) = Useless fellowseemennai (சீமை எண்ணை = சீம்மண்ணை) = Keroseneimbutukandi (இம்புட்டுகூண்டு) = Very littleroota kodukatha (ரூட்ட குடுக்காத) = Don't tell liesvaiya porainga (வைய்யபோறாய்ங்க) = They are going to scoldPaelatha (பேலாத) = Don't fearathukaandithaan = Only for thatithukaandithaan (இதுகாண்டிதான்) = Only for thiskudikaramattai (குடிக்காரமட்டை) = Drunkardjaari (ஜாரி) = Beautiful womanaataya podu (ஆட்டைய போடு) = Steal, thieveyenney (அண்ணே) = Elder Brotheryekkah (எக்கோய்) = Elder Sisterpodangoiyala (போடா ங்கொய்யால) = Get out of my waydubuku (டுபுக்கு) = Fool (which is derived from kanniyakumari)manda kanam (மண்டகனம்) = Headweightsoliya paaru (சோலிய பாரு) = Mind your own businesslanthu (லந்து) = Kiddingkaapraa (காப்ரா) = Fashionablealaparai (அலப்பறை) = Fashionablealumbu (அலும்பு) = Showy, showing prideyelraya kootadha (ஏழரைய கூ்ட்டாத) = Don't create a sceneaatum (ஆட்டும்) = Okaysoodhanama iru (சூதானமா இரு) = Be carefulkonga paya (கொங்கா பய) = Ignorant (derogatory forKongu )Kaavali (காவாளி) = Waste fellowKalavaanee (களவாணி) = ThiefVellaney (வெள்ளனே) = Early morningPaiyya (பைய) = SlowOsakka (ஒசக்க) = UpSeanthi = LoftYeni maram (ஏணி மரம்) = Ladder
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