Madurai Tamil (மதுரை தமிழ்), known as Madurai Bashai, is the dialect of Tamil language 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.
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
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(மறுத) = Madurai
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(வராய்ங்க) = They're coming
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(போராய்ங்க) = They're going
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(அங்கிட்டு) = There
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(இங்கிட்டு) = Here
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(எம்புட்டு) = How much?
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(ராவுறான்) = He is boring
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(வீயாக்கானமா பேசு) = Speak properly
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(குண்டக்க மண்டக்க) = Irrelevant
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(முண்டகலப்ப) = Plough
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(பட்றைய போடு) = Sit and relax
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(கொக்க மக்க) = Collective term for cousin
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(கோலாரா போயிட்டு வா) = Take care
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(பொசகட்ட பய) = Useless fellow
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(சீமை எண்ணை = சீம்மண்ணை) = Kerosene
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(இம்புட்டுகூண்டு) = Very little
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(ரூட்ட குடுக்காத) = Don't tell lies
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(வைய்யபோறாய்ங்க) = They are going to scold
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(பேலாத) = Don't fear
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= Only for that
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(இதுகாண்டிதான்) = Only for this
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(குடிக்காரமட்டை) = Drunkard
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(ஜாரி) = Beautiful woman
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(ஆட்டைய போடு) = Steal, thieve
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(அண்ணே) = Elder Brother
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(எக்கோய்) = Elder Sister
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(போடா ங்கொய்யால) = Get out of my way
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(டுபுக்கு) = Fool (which is derived from kanniyakumari)
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(மண்டகனம்) = Headweight
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(சோலிய பாரு) = Mind your own business
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(லந்து) = Kidding
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(காப்ரா) = Fashionable
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(அலப்பறை) = Fashionable
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(அலும்பு) = Showy, showing pride
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(ஏழரைய கூ்ட்டாத) = Don't create a scene
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(ஆட்டும்) = Okay
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(சூதானமா இரு) = Be careful
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(கொங்கா பய) = Ignorant (derogatory for Kongu Tamil)
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(காவாளி) = Waste fellow
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(களவாணி) = Thief
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(வெள்ளனே) = Early morning
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(பைய) = Slow
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(ஒசக்க) = Up
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= Loft
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(ஏணி மரம்) = Ladder
