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

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) = 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

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