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Madurai Tamil

Dialect of Tamil

Summary

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.

Region of Madurai Tamil

Madurai
Theni
Virudunagar
Dindigul
Ramanathapuram
Sivagangai 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

ta (மறுத) = Madurai
ta (வராய்ங்க) = They're coming
ta (போராய்ங்க) = They're going
ta (அங்கிட்டு) = There
ta (இங்கிட்டு) = Here
ta (எம்புட்டு) = How much?
ta (ராவுறான்) = He is boring
ta (வீயாக்கானமா பேசு) = Speak properly
ta (குண்டக்க மண்டக்க) = Irrelevant
ta (முண்டகலப்ப) = Plough
ta (பட்றைய போடு) = Sit and relax
ta (கொக்க மக்க) = Collective term for cousin
ta (கோலாரா போயிட்டு வா) = Take care
ta (பொசகட்ட பய) = Useless fellow
ta (சீமை எண்ணை = சீம்மண்ணை) = Kerosene
ta (இம்புட்டுகூண்டு) = Very little
ta (ரூட்ட குடுக்காத) = Don't tell lies
ta (வைய்யபோறாய்ங்க) = They are going to scold
ta (பேலாத) = Don't fear
ta = Only for that
ta (இதுகாண்டிதான்) = Only for this
ta (குடிக்காரமட்டை) = Drunkard
ta (ஜாரி) = Beautiful woman
ta (ஆட்டைய போடு) = Steal, thieve
ta (அண்ணே) = Elder Brother
ta (எக்கோய்) = Elder Sister
ta (போடா ங்கொய்யால) = Get out of my way
ta (டுபுக்கு) = Fool (which is derived from kanniyakumari)
ta (மண்டகனம்) = Headweight
ta (சோலிய பாரு) = Mind your own business
ta (லந்து) = Kidding
ta (காப்ரா) = Fashionable
ta (அலப்பறை) = Fashionable
ta (அலும்பு) = Showy, showing pride
ta (ஏழரைய கூ்ட்டாத) = Don't create a scene
ta (ஆட்டும்) = Okay
ta (சூதானமா இரு) = Be careful
ta (கொங்கா பய) = Ignorant (derogatory for Kongu)
ta (காவாளி) = Waste fellow
ta (களவாணி) = Thief
ta (வெள்ளனே) = Early morning
ta (பைய) = Slow
ta (ஒசக்க) = Up
ta = Loft
ta (ஏணி மரம்) = Ladder

References

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