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Traditional Tamil grammar consists of five parts, namely eḻuttu, sol, poruḷ, yāppu, and aṇi. Of these, the last two are mostly applicable in poetry. [1] The following table gives additional information about these parts. Eḻuttu (writing) defines and describes the letters of the Tamil alphabet and their classification.
Tamil Lexicon ( Tamil: தமிழ்ப் பேரகராதி Tamiḻ Pērakarāti) is a twelve-volume dictionary of the Tamil language. Published by the University of Madras, it is said to be the most comprehensive dictionary of the Tamil language to date. On the basis of several precursors, including Rottler's Tamil–English ...
Vocabulary [ edit] Brahmin Tamil varies slightly several standard Tamil. It retains minor adaptations of classical Tamil ( Sentamil) words that are no longer in common usage. For instance, ām, a Brahmin Tamil word for "house", is derived from the classical Tamil word a gam. It also notably incorporates a plethora of Sanskrit words.
Tamil [b] ( தமிழ், Tamiḻ, pronounced [t̪amiɻ] ⓘ) is a Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia. Tamil is an official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and union territory of Puducherry, and the sovereign nations of Sri Lanka and Singapore.
Its like wolf cried when the sheep got drenched in rain. தண்ணீர் வெந்நீர் ஆனாலும் நெருப்பை அணைக்கும். Even if the cold water becomes hot water, it will quench the fire. அறிவே ஆற்றல். Knowledge is power. ஆட தெரியாதவள் ...
Tamil onomatopoeia. Tamil onomatopoeia refers to the Tamil language words that phonetically imitates, resembles or suggests the source of the sound that it describes. The rules of Tamil onomatopoeia are laid down in the grammar book Tolkāppiyam from Sangam literature .
The exegesis to the work Iraiyanar Kalaviyal is considered the first commentary in the Tamil literary tradition. [10] According to A. M. Paramasivanandhan, it is the first prosaic commentary to a composition in verse. [10] Iraiyanar Kalaviyal was passed on orally to nine generations from Nakkiranar till Nilakandanar.
Periyar and Tamil grammar. Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (17 September 1879 – 24 December 1973) was a Dravidian social reformer and politician from India, who founded the Self-Respect Movement and Dravidar Kazhagam. [1] [2] [3] Periyar placed great importance on the Tamil language for its benefit and upliftment to the Tamil people and advocated for ...