Re: Some Tamil Words used in The Malay Language

Date: 6 Feb 2003 20:16:26 -0800
Newsgroups: soc.culture.singapore,soc.culture.malaysia
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aiyah..hindu and buddhist religions were followed by local people for
several hundred or thousand years before the arrival of islam
..sankrit and tamail words used in the Malay language is too common..
Sambar Idli <email-address-deleted> wrote in message news:<email-address-deleted>...
> Malay English Tamil word or root (meaining if slightly varried)
>
> adi beginning aadi
> citta thought cittam
> adikara authority athikaaram
> adipati governor athipati (king)
> agama religion agamam (doctrine, especially in Saivism)
> alpa negligence alpam (little)
> amerta nectar amirtham
> aneka many, various anekam
> ragam several kinds ragam
> anekaragam various kinds of
> anggota member angathan, angathinar
> angka number, figure angam
> angsoka Saraca India Asokam (tree)
> aniaya violation,
> injustice aniyaayam
> bila when velai (time)
> asa hope asai (wish)
> baca read vaci,(read) vacagam (text)
> bahar(a) load baram (load, weight)
> bahaya danger abayam
> baiduri opal (gem) vaidooriam
> bakti homage, loyalty bakti (devotion)
> begawan holy bagavan (lord)
> bencana calamity vancanai (deception)
> binasa destroyed nasam (destruction)
> bisa poison visam
> buana world buvanam
> budi intelligence puthi
> bumi earth bumi
> candra moon canthiran
> cemara fan camaram
> cempaka Michelia
> Champaka campakam (tree)
> cenderawasih bird of paradise cathira vasi (moon living)
> cerita story caritai
> cinta love cintai (thought, thinking)
> citra picture citram
> dahaga thirst thagam
> danta ivory thantham
> denda fine dandam (punishment)
> dendam resentment dandam
> derma donation dharmam
> desa village desam (region)
> dewadaru deodar (tree) devadaru
> duli dust tuli (small)
> gaharu fragrant wood agaru
> bindi plant
> (Abelmoschus
> Moschatus) Vendi
> gapura gateway gopuram
> gempa earthquake kampam
> gita song gitam
> gua cave gugai
> gunawan virtuous gunavan
> guru teacher guru
> hina low, despicable Inam
> inggu asafoetida Ingu
> kala time kalam
> kalakian at that time kalam
> kalakini now kalam
> kalalampau in the past kalam
> kalau if kalam
> kali time(s) kalam
> kama love, desire kamam
> karena (kerana) because karanam (cause)
> karunia (kurnia) mercy krunai (compassion)
> karya achievement karyam
> kata word kathai (story, tell)
> kawi literary kavi (poet)
> Keling Indian kalinga inhabitant of Kalinga, south Orissa
> keti a hundred
> thousand koti (ten million)
> kota town kotai (stronghold, fort)
> kungkuma saffron kungkumam
> lawang cinnamon Ilavangam (clove)
> lengkara ornament alankaram
> maha great
> (in compound
> words) maha-
> mala stain. dirt malam
> manga mango mangai
> nagara country nagaram (town)
> mandala zone, region mandalam
> manik bead manikam (gem)
> mantera spell manthiram
> maya illusion mayai
> mega cloud megham
> mendera Ficus
> benjamina (tree) mandarai (Bauhinia sp.)
> menteri minister manthiri
> merdu soft, melodious merudu
> merga-marga wild animal mirugam
> merica black pepper milagu
> meta excited matham
> mina fish meen
> muka front, face mukham
> mula beginning mulam (root, beginning)
> muthiara pearl muthu
> nada tone nadam
> nadi pulse nadi (pulse, artery)
> naga cobra nagam
> nama name namam
> negara,negeri state,country nagaram (city, state)
> nila indigo neelam
> niscaya certainly nichayam
> pahala award palan (reward)
> pala nutmeg palam (fruit)
> pendeta vicar pandithar (scholar)
> pendopo open hall mandapam
> raksa mercury rasam
> sakti power sakti
> sama equal samam
> saudara brother sogodaran
> seba appear before
> the king sevai (service)
> sederhana simple sadharana (common)
> segar ocean sagaram
> sendi joint, sandhi (joint, junction)
> sengketa conflict sangatam
> sentosa tranquil santhosam (satisfaction)
> sila moral principle seelam (virtue)
> sila(h)kan please! seelam (virtue)
> singa lion singam
> sugi toothpick uci (needle)
> suka happy sugam (pleasure)
> sula spike sulam
> surya sun suryan
> udaya rising udayam
> tala well-tuned talam (musical measure)
> titinada note (music) nadam (sound)
> umpama example oppumai (comparison)
> wacana discussion vacanam (dilogue)
> wanita lady vanitai (women)