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
References edit
- ^ "Madurai Tamil Words | Slang of Madurai – TamilNadu – India". Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "It was difficult to pick up the Madurai slang - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 15 June 2022.