Madurai Tamil

Madurai Tamil (மதுரை தமிழ்), known as Madurai Bashai, is the dialect of Tamil 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

• Madurai
• Theni
• Virudunagar
• Dindigul
• Ramanathapuram
• Sivagangai

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

• Marutha (மறுத) = Madurai
• varainga (வராய்ங்க) = They're coming
• porainga (போராய்ங்க) = They're going
• angittu (அங்கிட்டு) = There
• ingittu (இங்கிட்டு) = Here
• embuttu (எம்புட்டு) = How much?
• ravuran (ராவுறான்) = He is boring
• vyekyanama pesu (வீயாக்கானமா பேசு) = Speak properly
• kundaka mandaka (குண்டக்க மண்டக்க) = Irrelevant
• mundakalapa (முண்டகலப்ப) = Plough
• patraya podu (பட்றைய போடு) = Sit and relax
• kokka makka (கொக்க மக்க) = Collective term for cousin
• kolara poitu va (கோலாரா போயிட்டு வா) = Take care
• posaketta paya (பொசகட்ட பய) = Useless fellow
• seemennai (சீமை எண்ணை = சீம்மண்ணை) = Kerosene
• imbutukandi (இம்புட்டுகூண்டு) = Very little
• roota kodukatha (ரூட்ட குடுக்காத) = Don't tell lies
• vaiya porainga (வைய்யபோறாய்ங்க) = They are going to scold
• Paelatha (பேலாத) = Don't fear
• athukaandithaan = Only for that
• ithukaandithaan (இதுகாண்டிதான்) = Only for this
• kudikaramattai (குடிக்காரமட்டை) = Drunkard
• jaari (ஜாரி) = Beautiful woman
• aataya podu (ஆட்டைய போடு) = Steal, thieve
• yenney (அண்ணே) = Elder Brother
• yekkah (எக்கோய்) = Elder Sister
• podangoiyala (போடா ங்கொய்யால) = Get out of my way
• dubuku (டுபுக்கு) = Fool (which is derived from kanniyakumari)
• manda kanam (மண்டகனம்) = Headweight
• soliya paaru (சோலிய பாரு) = Mind your own business
• lanthu (லந்து) = Kidding
• kaapraa (காப்ரா) = Fashionable
• alaparai (அலப்பறை) = Fashionable
• alumbu (அலும்பு) = Showy, showing pride
• yelraya kootadha (ஏழரைய கூ்ட்டாத) = Don't create a scene
• aatum (ஆட்டும்) = Okay
• soodhanama iru (சூதானமா இரு) = Be careful
• konga paya (கொங்கா பய) = Ignorant (derogatory for Kongu)
• Kaavali (காவாளி) = Waste fellow
• Kalavaanee (களவாணி) = Thief
• Vellaney (வெள்ளனே) = Early morning
• Paiyya (பைய) = Slow
• Osakka (ஒசக்க) = Up
• Seanthi = Loft
• Yeni maram (ஏணி மரம்) = Ladder