From the official Madras Univ online Library archives (Tamil Virtual Univ www.tamilvu.org)
soap - ºÅ÷측Ãõ, ºÅ÷측÷ì¸ðÊ
shampoo - ¾¨Ä¿£Åø, ºÅ÷측ÃìÌÆõÒ
tube light - ÌÆø Å¢ÇìÌ
My guesses:
bound book - ¸ðÎ Òò¾¸õ
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From the official Madras Univ online Library archives (Tamil Virtual Univ www.tamilvu.org)
soap - ºÅ÷측Ãõ, ºÅ÷측÷ì¸ðÊ
shampoo - ¾¨Ä¿£Åø, ºÅ÷측ÃìÌÆõÒ
tube light - ÌÆø Å¢ÇìÌ
My guesses:
bound book - ¸ðÎ Òò¾¸õ
the malay word for it is chakra padat, from the Indian word chakkaram!Quote:
Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar
Mandra Mayyam is the word used.Quote:
Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar
kai tholaipEsiQuote:
Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar
Depending on context..Quote:
Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar
I sell water - naan thanneer virkkirEn
sale = virppanai
business = vyaabaaram
NOV, just one comment..Quote:
Originally Posted by NOV
Cellphone - kai tholaipEsi.. hmm where did u get that?? I think selpEsi is better coz u use it wherever u go :lol2:
Keyword - Saavichol
Thanks to Google - tamil 8)
web(www) - valaiThalam
search engine - thaedukaruvi or soRThedi
Friends,
The following Website
www.tcwords.com
i,e., tamil computer words.com gives lot of new technical words for those who are looking for them.
MosesSolomon
Here's the most comprehensive glossary of scientific, technical and academic words in Tamil I've ever seen:
http://www.tamilvu.org/library/o33/html/o3300001.htm
The "pothu theduthal" and "pothu pattiyal" links at the bottom are particularly useful! If you can't see the Tamil text, you can download the fonts you need here (you only need the first one). After a couple of hours of browsing, I'm still in raptures. :)
Thamizhaga arasu: :notworthy: :2thumbsup: :clap:
Friends,
Makkal TV USes "thaani" for Auto - anybody can esplain
Autorickshaw = thaniyangizhuvai (தானியங்கிழுவை). The etymology of that should be obvious :roll: Just as the term "autorickshaw" is abbreviated to "auto", "thaniyangizhuvai" is abbreviated to "thani" (தானி).Quote:
Originally Posted by paulthomas
Here in Sri Lanka - they call it 'muchchakkara vaNdi' - Three wheeler - Trishaw.