Madurai Tamil

Madurai Tamil (மதுரை தமிழ்) is the dialect spoken in the city 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[edit | edit source]

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 | edit source]

Marutha (IAST: Marutha)

(மறுத) = Madurai

varainga (IAST: varainga)

(வராய்ங்க) = coming

porainga (IAST: porainga)

(போராய்ங்க) = going

angittu (IAST: angittu)

(அங்கிட்டு) = There

ingittu (IAST: ingittu)

(இங்கிட்டு) = Here

embuttu (IAST: embuttu)

(எம்புட்டு) = How much?

ravuran (IAST: ravuran)

(ராவுறான்) = He is boring

vyekyanama pesu (IAST: vyekyanama pesu)

(வீயாக்கானமா பேசு) = speak properly

kundaka mandaka (IAST: kundaka mandaka)

(குண்டக்க மண்டக்க) = irrelevant

mundakalapa (IAST: mundakalapa)

(முண்டகலப்ப) = plough

patraya podu (IAST: patraya podu)

(பட்றைய போடு) = sit and relax

kokka makka (IAST: kokka makka)

(கொக்க மக்க) = collective term for cousin

kolara poitu va (IAST: kolara poitu va)

(கோலாரா போயிட்டு வா) = take care

posaketta paya (IAST: posaketta paya)

(பொசகட்ட பய) = useless fellow

seemennai (IAST: seemennai)

(சீமை எண்ணை = சீம்மண்ணை) = kerosene

imbutukandi (IAST: imbutukandi)

(இம்புட்டுகூண்டு) = very little

roota kodukatha (IAST: roota kodukatha)

(ரூட்ட குடுக்காத) = Don't tell lie

vaiya porainga (IAST: vaiya porainga)

(வைய்யபோறாய்ங்க) = They will scold

Paelatha (IAST: Paelatha)

(பேலாத) = don't fear

athukaandithaan (IAST: athukaandithaan)

= For that only

ithukaandithaan (IAST: ithukaandithaan)

(இதுகாண்டிதான்) = For this only

kudikaramattai (IAST: kudikaramattai)

(குடிக்காரமட்டை) = Drunkard

jaari (IAST: jaari)

(ஜாரி) = beautiful woman

aataya podu (IAST: aataya podu)

(ஆட்டைய போடு) = Steal, theft

yenney (IAST: yenney)

(அண்ணே) = Elder Brother

yekkah (IAST: yekkah)

(எக்கோய்) = Elder Sister

podangoiyala (IAST: podangoiyala)

(போடா ங்கொய்யால) = get out of my way

dubuku (IAST: dubuku)

(டுபுக்கு) = fool

manda kanam (IAST: manda kanam)

(மண்டகனம்) = Headweight

soliya paaru (IAST: soliya paaru)

(சோலிய பாரு) = Mind your business

lanthu (IAST: lanthu)

(லந்து) = Kidding

kaapraa (IAST: kaapraa)

(காப்ரா) = fashionable

alaparai (IAST: alaparai)

(அலப்பறை) = fashionable

alumbu (IAST: alumbu)

(அலும்பு) = Showy, showing proud

yelraya kootadha (IAST: yelraya kootadha)

(ஏழரைய கூ்ட்டாத) = don't create a scene

aatum (IAST: aatum)

(ஆட்டும்) = ok

soodhanama iru (IAST: soodhanama iru)

(சூதானமா இரு) = be careful

kongapaya (IAST: kongapaya)

(கொங்காபைய) = ignorant

Kaavali (IAST: Kaavali)

(காவாளி) = waste fellow

Kalavaanee (IAST: Kalavaanee)

(களவாணி) = theft

Vellaney (IAST: Vellaney)

(வெள்ளனே) = Early Morning

Paiyya (IAST: Paiyya)

(பைய) = slow

Osakka (IAST: Osakka)

(ஒசக்க) = Up

Seanthi (IAST: Seanthi)

= Loft

Yeni maram (IAST: Yeni maram)

(ஏணி மரம்) = Ladder

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