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  2. List of Tamil proverbs - Wikipedia

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    The List of Tamil Proverbs consists of some of the commonly used by Tamil people and their diaspora all over the world. [1] There were thousands and thousands of proverbs were used by Tamil people, it is harder to list all in one single article, the list shows a few proverbs.

  3. Talk:List of English words of Tamil origin - Wikipedia

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    Tamil has NOT lost the /l/ sound. The fact that Tamil has lost the /l/ sound is UTTERLY WRONG and BASELESS. This gentleman who does not have any knowledge about Dravidian Languages should not write such imaginary facts. The /l/ sound is very well used in tamil in the words naalawathu (fourth) and naalvagai (four kinds).

  4. Talk:Madras Bashai - Wikipedia

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    Yeah.. i strongly do feel that neat-a-po is derived from the tamil word 'Neetama' meaning long. it somehoe lost its meaning and endded up becoming straight instead of long. guess it comes from the association that long things are generally straight.

  5. Nanneri - Wikipedia

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    Siva prakasar, [2] a Tamil Phiolospher, Sage, Poet lived at the end of the 17th century. He is also called as ‘Siva anuputhi selvar, ‘Karpanai Kalangiyam’, ‘Thurai mangalam Sivaprakasar’ for the benefit of the human beings.

  6. Paripāṭal - Wikipedia

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    The Paripādal (Tamil: பரிபாடல், meaning the paripadal-metre anthology) is a classical Tamil poetic work and traditionally the fifth of the Eight Anthologies (Ettuthokai) in the Sangam literature. [1]

  7. Response to sneezing - Wikipedia

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    Many times when one sneezes, they say that the thing they are about to do will not happen. So, a listener says Kher be. "It will be a good thing, God willing", or the shorter version, "A good sign hopefully". Têr bijî. ”May you live long” Kusaal: Win yɛl sida! "God speaks truth." Sneezing means that someone elsewhere is praising you. Ami ...

  8. Tamil honorifics - Wikipedia

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    For example, saying என் வீடு (En veeṭu) meaning 'my house' is considered rude even when if the house does not belong to the listener as it can suggest possessiveness. For the purpose of this article, the order of register descends from majestic > official > standard > low.

  9. Tamil loanwords in other languages - Wikipedia

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    There are many Tamil loanwords in other languages.The Tamil language, primarily spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, has produced loanwords in many different languages, including Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew, English, Malay, native languages of Indonesia, Mauritian Creole, Tagalog, Russian, and Sinhala and Dhivehi.