Dialect of Tamil
Madurai Tamil (மதுரை தமிழ்), known as Madurai Bashai , is the dialect of Tamil spoken in the region of Madurai and over a vast geographical area of South Tamil Nadu , the area once ruled by the Pandiya kings. It differs substantially from Nellai 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) = Madurai
varainga (வராய்ங்க) = They're coming
porainga (போராய்ங்க) = They're going
angittu (அங்கிட்டு) = There
ingittu (இங்கிட்டு) = Here
embuttu (எம்புட்டு) = How much?
ravuran (ராவுறான்) = He is boring
vyekyanama pesu (வீயாக்கானமா பேசு) = Speak properly
kundaka mandaka (குண்டக்க மண்டக்க) = Irrelevant
mundakalapa (முண்டகலப்ப) = Plough
patraya podu (பட்றைய போடு) = Sit and relax
kokka makka (கொக்க மக்க) = Collective term for cousin
kolara poitu va (கோலாரா போயிட்டு வா) = Take care
posaketta paya (பொசகட்ட பய) = Useless fellow
seemennai (சீமை எண்ணை = சீம்மண்ணை) = Kerosene
imbutukandi (இம்புட்டுகூண்டு) = Very little
roota kodukatha (ரூட்ட குடுக்காத) = Don't tell lies
vaiya porainga (வைய்யபோறாய்ங்க) = They are going to scold
Paelatha (பேலாத) = Don't fear
athukaandithaan = Only for that
ithukaandithaan (இதுகாண்டிதான்) = Only for this
kudikaramattai (குடிக்காரமட்டை) = Drunkard
jaari (ஜாரி) = Beautiful woman
aataya podu (ஆட்டைய போடு) = Steal, thieve
yenney (அண்ணே) = Elder Brother
yekkah (எக்கோய்) = Elder Sister
podangoiyala (போடா ங்கொய்யால) = Get out of my way
dubuku (டுபுக்கு) = Fool (which is derived from kanniyakumari)
manda kanam (மண்டகனம்) = Headweight
soliya paaru (சோலிய பாரு) = Mind your own business
lanthu (லந்து) = Kidding
kaapraa (காப்ரா) = Fashionable
alaparai (அலப்பறை) = Fashionable
alumbu (அலும்பு) = Showy, showing pride
yelraya kootadha (ஏழரைய கூ்ட்டாத) = Don't create a scene
aatum (ஆட்டும்) = Okay
soodhanama iru (சூதானமா இரு) = Be careful
konga paya (கொங்கா பய) = Ignorant (derogatory for Kongu )
Kaavali (காவாளி) = Waste fellow
Kalavaanee (களவாணி) = Thief
Vellaney (வெள்ளனே) = Early morning
Paiyya (பைய) = Slow
Osakka (ஒசக்க) = Up
Seanthi = Loft
Yeni maram (ஏணி மரம்) = Ladder
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