Tamil lexicon

Tamil lexicon. Madras: University of Madras, 1924 -1936

Realizations (304)

Shift	Language	Lexeme	Source		Target	Page
#242	Tamil	koḷ	seize, grasp, receive, contain	—	to consider, think	1162
#3703	Tamil	mātulan̠	uncle (mother's brother)	—	father-in-law
#3704	Tamil	takappaṉ	father	→	uncle (father's brother)	2866
#3706	Tamil	ammā	mother	→	exclamation of pity and surprise, or joy	99
#919	Tamil	uyarttu	to raise, lift (tr.)	→	to build	434
#3714	Tamil	uyarttu	to raise, lift (tr.)	—	to increase (tr.)	434
#3722	Tamil	uyarttu	to raise, lift (tr.)	—	To promote to higher office, exalt, ennoble.	434
#322	Tamil	ōkku-	to raise, lift (tr.)	→	to give, bestow	617
#326	Tamil	eṭu	to raise	→	to vomit	514
#919	Tamil	eṭu	to raise	→	to build
#29	Tamil	tottu	to be obtained (intr.)	—	to catch, as a disease; to infect (tr.)	2094
#25	Tamil	eytu	to reach, as a place;	→	to obtain, acquire, attain;	529
#25	Tamil	cēr	to reach, gain, arrive at	—	to obtain, acquire	1633
#3865	Tamil	tāy	mother	→	mother tongue
#3866	Tamil	tāttiri	earth	—	mother	1829
#3867	Tamil	ammā	mother	→	<term of address to a woman of lower social status or age>	99
#298	Tamil	tāy	mother	→	main ship, carrier-rocket
#3868	Tamil	appā	father	→	<term of address to a elder man or a man of lower social status>
#4000	Tamil	nīla	blue	—	black	2311
#4002	Tamil	pū	blue colour	—	beauty; charm	2819
#1102	Tamil	kōmaḷam	softness	—	tenderness	1188
#1102	Tamil	iẓai	to become soft	—	to have tender emotions	353
#784	Tamil	tēṉ	honey	—	sweetness	2071
#1503	Tamil	talaippōr	front	—	beginning, as of an act or process	1782
#4091	Tamil	aṭi	foot	→	beginning	46
#4091	Tamil	tāḷ	leg, foot	→	Origin, commencement, beginning	1855
#4091	Tamil	mutal	Base, foot, bottom or lowest part of anything	←	beginning	3259
#2333	Tamil	periya (பெரிய)	large, great	—	great, important	2865
#4093	Tamil	aṉali	sun	—	fire	189
#1007	Tamil	el	sun, sunshine, light	—	day, daytime, day of 24 hours	535
#4093	Tamil	ceñcuṭar	sun	—	fire	1582
#127	Tamil	nāyiṟu (ஞாயிறு)	sun	→	Sunday	2223
#4094	Tamil	vakku	kidney	—	testicle	3448
#3703	Tamil	māmaṉ	uncle (mother's brother)	—	father-in-law	3162
#3619	Tamil	teruvicu	that which is strong	—	Healthy formation of body, shapeliness;	2038
#4107	Tamil	cukam	health	—	welfare	1497
#4107	Tamil	naṉku	health	—	welfare	2188
#4107	Tamil	cuka-celvam	Health	—	prosperity	1496
#4108	Tamil	pacappu	green colour	—	healthy condition	2396
#4109	Tamil	kūtir	wind	—	autumn	1072
#788	Tamil	pacappu	moisture	→	wealth, prosperity	2396
#3433	Tamil	yāppu	binding, tying	→	poetry	3400
#4010	Tamil	muṉṉōṉ	father	→	ancestor	3308
#3870	Tamil	māma(n̠)	uncle (mother's brother)	→	term of address to an elder man
#3333	Tamil	puẓuṅku	to boil gently	→	to be hot with anger	2794
#2804	Tamil	iraṇiyam	gold	—	money, coin	311
#990	Tamil	pār	to see/to look at	—	to intend	2615
#3929	Tamil	pāṇṭil	mirror	—	glass (material)	2598
#1369	Tamil	pātam	step, pace	→	<unit of length>	2605
#1154	Tamil	uppu	salt	→	sea of salt water	419
#4233	Tamil	vaḷaiyal	glass (material)	—	bracelet, bangle	3556
#4238	Tamil	tampi	younger brother	—	term of endearment applied to a younger male	1753
#37	Tamil	pār-	to see/to look at	→	to expect, look forward to	524
#384	Tamil	pār-	To see, look at, view, notice, observe	→	To look after, take care of, manage, superintend	2615
#6748	Tamil	narampu	tendon, sinew	—	chord, string of a lute	2162
#4000	Tamil	kaḷaṅkam	blue colour	—	black colour	811
#2912	Tamil	cōtā	weak person	—	lazy fellow	1667
#821	Tamil	piṅkalam	yellow, gold colour	↔	gold	2645
#4267	Tamil	māmai	black colour	—	beauty	3164
#3728	Tamil	eri	fire	→	hell	530
#3852	Tamil	ciki	tree	—	fire	1402
#4080	Tamil	mottu	lazy person	—	dullard, idiot	3376
#4269	Tamil	varuṇam	colour	—	caste	3521
#4277	Tamil	paṉikkaṭṭi	snow	—	frost	2572
#4277	Tamil	imam	snow	—	frost	298
#1171	Tamil	ākam	heart	—	mind	203
#4279	Tamil	māṉ	deer, anthelope	—	lion (Panthera leo)	3186
#4281	Tamil	il	house, home	—	wife	336
#2105	Tamil	īriya	cold (adj.)	→	kindly, loving, affectionate	381
#4283	Tamil	imam	frost, snow	—	hell	298
#1951	Tamil	nuḷampu	mosquito, gnat	—	eye-fly	2324
#4285	Tamil	ikalaṉ	jackal	—	warrior	268
#4284	Tamil	viṭam	poison	—	scorpion	3655
#747	Tamil	kaṇṇuṟu-	to see, to look at	→	to meet; to come upon by chance	696
#4286	Tamil	paṉikkaṭṭi	snow	—	ice	2572
#860	Tamil	kiẓavan̠	old man	—	husband	3318
#3939	Tamil	ikku	middle	—	waist	267
#2143	Tamil	pātam	Foot, as of a person or animal, one of five karumēntiriyam	→	Base, as of a mountain, a tree	2605
#4364	Tamil	imam	snow	—	hoar-frost	298
#4364	Tamil	paṉikkaṭṭi	snow	—	hoar-frost	2572
#3691	Tamil	ciṉṉi	little child	→	little finger	1469
#2981	Tamil	ciṟu	little, small	→	little finger	1465
#4416	Tamil	koṭṭai	grain, seed	→	testicle	1131
#4416	Tulu	koṭṭe	grain, seed	→	testicle	1131
#2359	Tamil	peṟu-	to beget, generate	→	parents	2885-2886
#4647	Tamil	talaivi	mistress	→	wife	1788
#1960	Tamil	pētā	foot soldier	→	pawn (in chess)	2891
#5018	Tamil	peṇ	woman	—	daughter	2856
#575	Tamil	peṇ (பெண்)	girl	—	daughter	2856
#4235	Tamil	makaṉ	son	—	child	2983
#298	Tamil	tāy	mother	→	main, chief channel	1840
#8929	Tamil	maka	child	—	young of an animal	2976
#8929	Tamil	kuṭṭi	young animal	—	child	961
#5025	Tamil	kumari	daughter	→	Aloe vera (plant)	1003
#5027	Tamil	peṇ	woman	—	Aloe vera (plant)	2856
#5024	Tamil	peṇ	mother	→	female of animals and plants	2856
#5027	Tamil	peṇ	woman	—	Aloe vera (plant)	357
#2205	Tamil	piḷḷai	child	—	young coconut tree	2047
#5028	Tamil	piḷḷai	child	→	Small pillar set over a large pillar	S363
#3872	Tamil	attan̠	father	→	priest, guru	65
#4037	Tamil	aiyaṉ	father	→	teacher, priest, preceptor	581
#5032	Tamil	peṟu (peṟṟ-)	to give birth, generate, obtain	→	father	2885
#5033	Tamil	peṟu (peṟṟ-)	to get, obtain	→	parents	2885
#5036	Tamil	peṟu (peṟṟ-)	to get, obtain	→	husband	2885
#5034	Tamil	peyar	name	→	grandfather	2864
#5035	Tamil	peyar	name	→	grandson, as bearing the grandfather's name	2864
#5045	Tamil	ammai	mother	→	smallpox	100
#5048	Tamil	mātirukai	mother	→	god	3157
#3871	Tamil	māṉā	father	—	grandfather	3871
#5049	Tamil	pōtti	grandfather	—	Brahman temple-priest in Malabar (coll.)	2962
#5051	Tamil	tāttā	grandfather	—	aged man	1829
#5047	Tamil	ammai	mother	—	grandmother	100
#5064	Tamil	ācci	grandmother	→	<term of address to a woman>	208
#5035	Tamil	peyar	name	→	granddaughter, as bearing the same name as her grandmother	2863
#5066	Tamil	peyartti	granddaughter	—	grandmother	2863
#80	Tamil	tiruppu	to turn, rotate (tr.)	→	to translate	1908
#5053	Tamil	javāp	reply, answer	→	correspondence, symmetry	3868
#4200	Tamil	eṉṉai	father	—	lord	550
#4037	Tamil	kuru	father	←	teacher	1013
#3869	Tamil	nāyaṉār	father	→	god	2223
#4304	Tamil	tēvi	queen	→	wife	2069
#5074	Tamil	tēvi	goddess	→	wife	2069
#2086	Tamil	āttu-k-kārar	owner of the house	→	husband	225
#2086	Tamil	kiẓavaṉ	owner	—	husband	936
#5075	Tamil	tāṭṭāṉ	chief, master, head (of smth)	→	husband	1826
#5084	Tamil	kuṭumpam	family	→	wife	974
#5085	Tamil	kuṭumpam	family	—	caste	974
#5090	Tamil	ca	"with"	→	brother, (parallel) cousin	1221
#5093	Tamil	ammai	grandmother	→	smallpox	100
#5080	Tamil	kātali	sweetheart	→	wife	862
#5081	Tamil	maintu	might, strength	→	husband	3369
#4806	Tamil	aṉpaṉ	lover	→	husband	183
#5094	Tamil	āṇmakaṉ	son	—	courage person	222
#5094	Tamil	makaṉ	son	→	courage, manliness	2983
#5098	Tamil	pācu	greenness	—	courage, bravery	2587
#872	Tamil	mūttāḷ	aged woman	→	first wife	3321
#1793	Tamil	puruṣaṉ	man, husband	→	courage, manliness	2777
#5106	Tamil	iḷamai	tenderness	—	childhood	357
#5118	Tamil	uyir	soul	→	husband	2173
#5096	Tamil	caka-	together	→	wife	1214
#5119	Tamil	cati	sati (Hindu practice)	→	good, virtuous or faithful wife	1257
#5120	Tamil	cāṉi	harlot	→	wife	1398
#4027	Tamil	aṇṇā	elder brother	→	father (coll.)	60
#5136	Tamil	ammāñci	son of maternal uncle	→	fool	99
#5142	Tamil	kuñci	anything small	→	aunt, mother's sister (younger)	959
#5137	Tamil	appaṉ	father	→	term of endearment used in addressing little children or inferiors	85
#934	Tamil	viẓu	to fall down	→	to happen	3721
#975	Tamil	viẓu	to fall down	→	to pass away, to die	3721
#5148	Tamil	viẓu	to fall down	→	to get (in games)	940
#592	Tamil	viẓu	to fall down	→	to be defeated, to be overthrown	3721
#342	Tamil	viẓu	to fall down	→	to fall low, decline, as prices; to sink to a lower level	3721
#5149	Tamil	viẓu	to fall down	→	to lie prostrate, as in reverence	3721
#5154	Tamil	kuñciyappaṉ	uncle (father's younger brother)	—	uncle (mother's younger sister's husband)	959
#5155	Tamil	kuñciyāycci	aunt, mother's younger sister	—	aunt (father's younger brother's wife)	959
#5156	Tamil	tantuvai	aunt (mother's brother's wife)	—	mother-in-law	1748
#5160	Tamil	ammāḷ	mother	—	aunt, mother's elder sister	2867
#5160	Tamil	ammā	mother	—	aunt, mother's younger sister	1468
#5161	Tamil	ammāṉ	uncle (mother's brother)	—	uncle (father's sister's husband)	99
#5162	Tamil	māmi	aunt, father's sister	—	aunt (mother's brother's wife)	3163
#4118	Tamil	attai	aunt, father's sister	—	mother-in-law	69
#5163	Tamil	ammān̠	uncle (mother's brother)	—	cousin (male, cross-)	99
#5164	Tamil	makaṉ	son	—	man	2983
#5165	Tamil	makaṉ	son	→	warrior	2983
#5166	Tamil	makaṉ	husband	—	warrior	2983
#5170	Tamil	makaṉ	child	—	man	2983
#3378	Tamil	tāy	mother	→	queen (termites)	1839
#5061	Tamil	puttirikai	daughter	→	doll	2762
#5189	Tamil	piḷḷai	child	→	bridegroom	3160
#5158	Tamil	taṅkai	younger sister	—	cousin (female, parallel)	1712
#966	Tamil	āṭṭi	woman	—	wife	216
#3869	Old Tamil	mutalvaṉ	father	—	god	3259
#5214	Old Tamil	entai	my father	→	monarch (my king)	527
#3871	Tamil	ayyā	father	—	grandfather (mother's father)	19
#5066	Tamil	pēraṉ	grandson	—	grandfather	2899
#5066	Tamil	pīṭṭaṉ	great grandson	—	great grandfather	2732
#5562	Tamil	taṅkam	gold	→	platinum	3801, S417
#5626	Tamil	aṇṇāḻvi	elder brother	—	cousin (male, parallel)	60
#5628	Tamil	tampi	younger brother	—	younger cousin (male, parallel)	1753
#5758	Tamil	pukai	smoke	—	vapour, steam	2742
#5767	Tamil	tūmam	smoke	—	perfume, scent	2019
#5768	Tamil	aṉṉal	sunshine	—	smoke	186
#5756	Tamil	pukai	mist, haze	—	smoke	2742
#5756	Tamil	pukai	mist, haze	—	smoke	2742
#5756	Tamil	pukai	mist, haze	—	smoke	2742
#5756	Tamil	pukai	mist, haze	—	smoke	2742
#5756	Tamil	pukai	mist, haze	—	smoke	2742
#5756	Tamil	pukai	mist, haze	—	smoke	2742
#5756	Tamil	pukai	mist, haze	—	smoke	2742
#5771	Tamil	tūmam	smoke	→	censer	2019
#910	Tamil	aṉṉam (அன்னம்)	(archaic) boiled rice	—	food
#1457	Tamil	vil (வில்)	bow (weapon)	→	rainbow
#7594	Tamil	kaḷvaṉ	thief, robber	—	mediator	806
#6368	Tamil	nīr (நீர்)	water	→	otter (Lutra lutra)	2303
#8074	Tamil	uruku	to melt, liquefy	→	to become tender, kind, to sympathize, to pity	444
#102	Tamil	citam	whiteness	—	silver	1417
#5285	Tamil	peṭṭai	woman, girl	→	female of animals and birds	2856
#8127	Tamil	cuci	female breast	—	udder	S284
#8133	Tamil	ammam	female breast	—	children's food	98
#8135	Tamil	ammaṉai	mother	→	a girls' game with balls	98
#8136	Tamil	ampu	arrow	—	bamboo	97
#8139	Tamil	nekiḻu	to exude	→	to relent, as the heart in pity	2331
#8140	Tamil	akam	inside	—	to be satisfied (sexually)	12
#5915	Tamil	uku-tal	to lose	—	to die	387
#933	Tamil	āḷ	man	—	husband	254
#8346	Tamil	maka (மக)	(archaic, now only in literary usage) child, infant	→	(colloquial) daughter
#8347	Tamil	piḷḷai (பிள்ளை)	child	→	(archaic) royal child, prince
#5224	Tamil	piḷḷai (பிள்ளை)	child (son or daughter)	—	boy, girl
#4806	Tamil	ārvalaṉ	beloved	→	husband
#4806	Tamil	kaṇṇāḷaṉ	beloved	→	husband
#4806	Tamil	kātalaṉ	beloved	→	husband
#4806	Tamil	jīvitēcaṉ	beloved	→	husband
#5162	Tamil	attai	aunt (father's sister)	—	aunt (mother's brother's wife)
#498	Tamil	kantavakam	nose	→	smelling, scent	717
#8477	Tamil	kāṉ	jungle	—	smell, odour	910
#8478	Tamil	kāṉ	smell (n.)	—	flower	910
#8480	Tamil	kuṇuṅku	devil, goblin	—	smell of a cattle etc.	985
#8482	Tamil	ñāṟu	to smell, emit an odour	→	to appear, arise	1686
#3525	Tamil	ayil	sharp	←	iron	112
#954	Tamil	āyattam	sharpness	→	anger	S107
#1413	Tamil	kaṭi	sharpness	→	keenness	667
#8491	Tamil	kūriyaṉ	sharp, clever person	→	the planet Mercury	1076
#389	Tamil	tāṭi (தாடி)	beard	—	chin	1827
#5292	Tamil	cikkam (சிக்கம்)	silver	—	lead, plumbum	1399
#5725	Tamil	cikkam (சிக்கம்)	silver	—	copper	1399
#8552	Tamil	cikkam (சிக்கம்)	copper	—	lead, plumbum	1399
#1055	Tamil	cītakam (சீதகம்)	lead, plumbum	—	tin (n.)	406
#8552	Tamil	cīruḷ (சீருள்)	copper	—	lead, plumbum	1485
#8543	Tamil	nākam (நாகம்)	snake in general, especially the cobra capella	—	lead, plumbum	2197
#8543	Tamil	aki (அகி)	snake	→	lead, plumbum	17, S009
#5292	Tamil	ampaṭalam (அம்படலம்)	silver	—	lead, plumbum	S048
#8543	Tamil	karu-nākam (கருநாகம்)	snake	→	lead, plumbum	758
#8584	Tamil	kaṉiṭṭai	last-born daughter	—	little finger	838
#3929	Tamil	kaṇṇāṭi (கண்ணாடி)	glass things	—	mirror
#147	Tamil	aṇṭam (அண்டம்)	egg	→	testicle	58
#8767	Tamil	aṇṭam (அண்டம்)	egg	→	world	58
#8769	Tamil	iḷam (இளம்)	young	→	spring (season)
#2388	Tamil	kai (கை)	hand/arm	→	trunk, proboscis (of elephant)
#561	Tamil	kai (கை)	hand	→	handful
#2387	Tamil	kai (கை)	hand/arm	→	ray
#649	Tamil	kai (கை)	hand/arm	→	side (n.)
#8832	Tamil	kai (கை)	hand	→	rafter (architecture)
#3628	Tamil	kai (கை)	hand	→	(colloquial) handle (as of an axe); handle (as of a fan)
#1184	Tamil	handle (as of a fan)	wing	→	flank (military)
#1205	Tamil	kai (கை)	hand/arm	→	wing
#8962	Tamil	muḷ (முள்)	thorn	→	hand (of a clock)
#5408	Tamil	vācaṉam	smell	→	knowledge	3578
#9021	Tamil	veṭi	(good or bad) smell	—	fear	3772
#9024	Tamil	mōtam	smell, scent, perfume	—	joy, rejoicing, gladness	3385
#7821	Tamil	narampu	chord, string of a lute	—	bow-string	2162
#8919	Tamil	narampu	tendon, sinew	—	fibre, as of leaves	2162
#1877	Tamil	narampu	tendon, sinew	—	vein, blood-vessel	2162
#6288	Tamil	vāl (வால்)	tail	→	comet
#9120	Tamil	mōppam	to perceive smell	—	nose	3386
#9476	Tamil	kēḷ	to hear / to listen	→	to ask, inquire	1096
#9480	Tamil	kompu (கொம்பு)	horn	→	(music) horn, pipe, cornet
#72	Tamil	pū (பூ)	flower	→	colour	2819
#2828	Tamil	pū (பூ)	lotus	→	beautiful	2819
#9381	Tamil	aracaṉ (அரசன்)	king, sovereign, prince	→	king (chess)
#9381	Tamil	rājā (ராஜா)	king, sovereign, prince	→	king (chess)
#9140	Tamil	araci (அரசி)	queen	→	queen (chess)
#9140	Tamil	rāṇi (ராணி)	queen	→	queen (chess)
#7012	Tamil	kōṭṭai (கோட்டை)	fort, castle, stronghold	→	rook (chess)
#9645	Tamil	yāṉai (யானை)	elephant	→	rook (chess)
#9134	Tamil	amaiccar (அமைச்சர்)	minister	→	bishop (chess)
#9134	Tamil	mantiri (மந்திரி)	(dated) minister	→	bishop (chess)
#1960	Tamil	kālāḷ (காலாள்)	foot soldier, infantryman	→	pawn (in chess)
#9764	Tamil	viruccikam (விருச்சிகம்)	crab	—	scorpion
#2089	Tamil	tūḷi தூளி	dust	→	pollen
#9774	Tamil	mōṭu மோடு	body	—	height (of a person)
#669	Tamil	pāvai	doll, puppet	→	pupil (of an eye)	2636
#960	Kannada	kēḷ (கேள்)	to require, demand, claim	←	to ask, inquire
#8780	Tamil	kālam (காலம்)	time	→	time of death
#4786	Tamil	amutakam (அமுதகம்)	sea of milk	—	female breast
#1292	Tamil	unti உந்தி	navel	—	belly
#211	Tamil	cāyai சாயை	shadow	→	reflection (in the mirror, water)
#6960	Tamil	āṭṭu ஆட்டு	dancing	→	sport
#4793	Tamil	oḷi-vaṭṭam ஒளிவட்டம்	moon	—	mirror
#783	Tamil	tuyil- (துயில்-)	to sleep	→	to die
#783	Tamil	tuñcu- (துஞ்சு-)	to sleep	→	to die
#783	Tamil	viḷivu (விளிவு)	to fall asleep	→	to die
#7153	Tamil	uḻa- (உழ-)	to suffer	—	to try, make an effort
#8803	Tamil	aṉaṟṟu- அனற்று	to heat, make hot	→	to be angry with
#564	Tamil	nākku (நாக்கு)	tongue (body part)	→	uvula	404
#10041	Tamil	cuvētam (சுவேதம்)	white	→	Venus
#10042	Tamil	veṇ-poṉ (வெண்பொன்)	silver	→	Venus
#10042	Tamil	veḷḷi (வெள்ளி)	silver	→	Venus
#3267	Tamil	miṇṭu (மிண்டு)	strength	—	courage
#10292	Tamil	kaḷ (கள்)	(archaic) honey	←	toddy (from palm tree), liquor
#6127	Tamil	amutam (அமுதம்)	drink of immortality	→	nectar
#10291	Tamil	amutam (அமுதம்)	honey	—	nectar
#10342	Tamil	pī (பீ)	excrement	→	earwax
#10430	Tamil	poruḷ (பொருள்)	thing, physical object	→	something
#2372	Tamil	pakal (பகல்)	day	→	24 hours
#10466	Tamil	varuṇam	colour	→	fame, reputation	3521
#10466	Tamil	niṟam	colour	→	fame, reputation	2286
#10468	Tamil	varuṇam	colour	—	fragrance	3521
#10469	Tamil	varuṇam	colour	→	gold	5321
#3284	Tamil	ciṭci	to teach, train	→	to punish, reprove	1407
#10444	Tamil	nīr (நீர்)	water	→	hydrogen
#6252	Tamil	varṣam	rain	→	year	3506
#10518	Tamil	pul (புல்)	grass, herb	→	vegetable kingdom
#2541	Tamil	periya (பெரிய)	big	→	great
#4537	Tamil	naṭu (நடு)	middle	→	middle finger
#2686	Tamil	kēḷ (கேள்)	to listen to, hear	→	to learn, be instructed in