Madurai Tamil

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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[]

• Madurai
• Tirumangalam
• Aruppukottai
• Virudunagar
• Melur
• Usilampatti
• Paramakudi
• Dindigul
• Theni
• Ramanathapuram
• Sivagangai
• Natham
• Chellampatti and
• Rameshwaram .

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[]

• Marutha (மறுத) = Madurai
• varainga (வராய்ங்க) = coming
• porainga (போராய்ங்க) = 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 lie
• vaiya porainga (வைய்யபோறாய்ங்க) = They will scold
• Paelatha (பேலாத) = don't fear
• athukaandithaan = For that only
• ithukaandithaan (இதுகாண்டிதான்) = For this only
• kudikaramattai (குடிக்காரமட்டை) = Drunkard
• jaari (ஜாரி) = beautiful woman
• aataya podu (ஆட்டைய போடு) = Steal, theft
• 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 business
• lanthu (லந்து) = Kidding
• kaapraa (காப்ரா) = fashionable
• alaparai (அலப்பறை) = fashionable
• alumbu (அல���ம்பு) = Showy, showing proud
• yelraya kootadha (ஏழரைய கூ்ட்டாத) = don't create a scene
• aatum (ஆட்டும்) = ok
• soodhanama iru (சூதானமா இரு) = be careful
• konga paya (கொங்கா பய) = ignorant (derogatory for Kongu)
• Kaavali (காவாளி) = waste fellow
• Kalavaanee (களவாணி) = theft
• Vellaney (வெள்ளனே) = Early Morning
• Paiyya (பைய) = slow
• Osakka (ஒசக்க) = Up
• Seanthi = Loft
• Yeni maram (ஏணி மரம்) = Ladder