Talk:Madurai Tamil

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Many people say that Tirunelveli Tamil is the classic form. Can you give citation for the madurai tamil being classical formDoctor Bruno 13:16, 11 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Irrelevant information deletion[edit]

The article contained general information about Madurai city(Area, Population, STD Code etc) which I feel is irrelevant to this article and hence have deleted the same. --Natrajdr 12:59, 23 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Dravidian civilizations[edit]

Wiki Raja 09:35, 14 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Madurai Tamil Words[edit]

Is this word list (instead of a comparison of how this dialect differs from related dialects) really an addition to the encyclopedia article? Moved from article to talk. RJFJR (talk) 22:26, 12 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pronountiations Note only for the Tamil term : a = a, A = aa, o = o, O = oo, e = e, E = ee

  • appathA - Grand mother
  • anneh - Brother or an elder friend
  • annAcchi - Known elder friend, grocery shop owner, customer
  • marutha - Madurai
  • vArAinga - coming
  • pOrAinga - going
  • angittu - There
  • ingittu - Here
  • embuttu - How much?
  • rAvuran - He is boring
  • vyakyAnamA pesu - speak properly
  • pottai - bitch
  • kundaka mandaka - irrelevant
  • Aathadi - exclaiming,surprised
  • Cherata - Coconut shells
  • Kamba nikkanum da - Stand against anything courageously
  • munda kalapa - plough
  • patraya pOdu - sit and relax
  • ngokkA makka - collective term for cousin
  • kolarA pOitu vA - take care
  • posa ketta paya - useless fellow
  • seemennai - kerosene
  • imbutUnu - very little
  • roota kodukAtha - Don't tell lie
  • vaiya porainga ya - They will scold ya
  • athu kAndithAn - For that only
  • ithu kAndithAn - For this only
  • kudikAra mattai - Drunkard
  • jAri - beautiful woman
  • Ataya pOdu - Steal,theft
  • yenney - Elder Brother
  • yekkah - Elder Sister
  • podAng goiyAla - get out of my way
  • Dubuku/Dumukku - fool
  • manda kanam - Headweight
  • oodala pooruradhu - To come in the middle, to cut a Q
  • joliya pAru - Mind your business
  • lanthu - Kidding
  • alaparai - fashionable
  • alumbu - Showy, showing proud
  • yelraya kootAdha - don't create a scene
  • Atum - ok
  • sOdhanama iru - be careful
  • kongA paya - ignorant
  • kAvAli - waste fellow
  • kalavAnE - Thief
  • vellaney - Early Morning
  • paiyya po - Go slow
  • osakka - Up
  • seanthi - Loft
  • yaeni maram - Ladder
  • jOppu - packet
  • Thooppa kuzhi / Thoombu - Drainage water hole
  • machu - Godown or Upstair Store room
  • thondu - A narrow way
  • ambuttukkittAn - He got caught
  • jOli - Job / Business
  • aduppadi - Kitchen
  • pangarai - ugly
  • roova - Rupee
  • kAsu - Paisa
  • mongAm Podurathu - Cheating, Swallowing
  • komari ponnu- Teenage Girl
  • venaiyam pudichavan- Very Cautious Guy
  • agarAthi - Kidding
  • kApi Thanni - Coffee
  • porappadu - Start
  • kenaru - Well
  • kadudhAsi - Letter
  • kollai - Backyard / Farmland
  • vaela - Work / Job / Business
  • kummu - To beat
  • vakkanai - Proper
  • elavu - Death
  • pasiyAru - To eat breakfast
  • koppu - tree branch
  • Thoratti - Grabbling Hook
  • eppudi - how is it!
  • pottiya RAvittan - They Squeeze me something like that
  • athAchi/madhini/anni - Sister-in-law
  • machAn/mApla/mApu - Brother-in-law or Buddy
  • yAthA - Hi Mom/lady
  • amathA, kelavi - Old Lady
  • emmA - Mother
  • yeppA - Father
  • avainga - Those fellows
  • ivainga - These fellows
  • ingavArra - See here ya
  • yelei - Hi. Calling a younger person
  • pulla - Representing a female
  • paya - Representing a male
  • rootu - Prostitute
  • kadala podurathu - Talking/chating with girls
  • jArri joking - Attracting girls from his activity
  • jArri joker - Male doing jarri joking.