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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

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    Quote Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar
    CD - oli vatta thagadu
    the malay word for it is chakra padat, from the Indian word chakkaram!

    Quote Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar
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    Mandra Mayyam is the word used.

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    cellphone - muntha koovi
    kai tholaipEsi

    Quote Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar
    what is the SINGLE tamil word for the english word SELL note- only one word!
    Depending on context..
    I sell water - naan thanneer virkkirEn
    sale = virppanai
    business = vyaabaaram
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    Quote Originally Posted by NOV
    Quote Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar
    CD - oli vatta thagadu
    the malay word for it is chakra padat, from the Indian word chakkaram!

    Quote Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar
    forum hub - min arattai manai
    Mandra Mayyam is the word used.

    Quote Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar
    cellphone - muntha koovi
    kai tholaipEsi

    Quote Originally Posted by sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar
    what is the SINGLE tamil word for the english word SELL note- only one word!
    Depending on context..
    I sell water - naan thanneer virkkirEn
    sale = virppanai
    business = vyaabaaram
    NOV, just one comment..

    Cellphone - kai tholaipEsi.. hmm where did u get that?? I think selpEsi is better coz u use it wherever u go

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    Keyword - Saavichol

    Thanks to Google - tamil 8)

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    Tamil words Translations

    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.

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    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.

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    The Tamil for 3-wheeler Auto

    Friends,

    Makkal TV USes "thaani" for Auto - anybody can esplain
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    Re: The Tamil for 3-wheeler Auto

    Quote Originally Posted by paulthomas
    Friends,

    Makkal TV USes "thaani" for Auto - anybody can esplain
    Autorickshaw = thaniyangizhuvai (தானியங்கிழுவை). The etymology of that should be obvious Just as the term "autorickshaw" is abbreviated to "auto", "thaniyangizhuvai" is abbreviated to "thani" (தானி).
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    Here in Sri Lanka - they call it 'muchchakkara vaNdi' - Three wheeler - Trishaw.

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