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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.
A tree, called in botonical name as 'Pungamiya Glabra', is predominantly found in Tamil land and this tree is called 'Pungai' in Tamil. Eventhough there is no meaning for the word 'Glabra' in Tamil, this clearly shows the origin of this word. I will try to give the history behind the Tamil word 'Rice'. The word 'Harvest' is also of Tamil origin.
Tamil Lexicon (Tamil: தமிழ்ப் பேரகராதி Tamiḻ Pērakarāti) is a twelve-volume dictionary of the Tamil language. Published by the University of Madras , it is said to be the most comprehensive dictionary of the Tamil language to date.
The origin of this word cannot be conclusively attributed to Malayalam or Tamil. Congee, porridge, water with rice; uncertain origin, possibly from Tamil kanji (கஞ்சி), [7] Telugu or Kannada gañji, or Malayalam kaññi (കഞ്ഞി). [citation needed] Alternatively, possibly from Gujarati, [8] which is not a Dravidian language.
Conversely, lack of giving leads to unhappy states and poverty. Dāna leads to one of the pāramitās or "perfections", the dānapāramitā. This can be characterized by unattached and unconditional generosity, giving and letting go. [citation needed] Buddhists believe that giving without seeking anything in return leads to greater spiritual ...
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.
Tiru (Tamil: திரு), [9] also rendered Thiru, is a Tamil honorific prefix used while addressing adult males and is the equivalent of the English "Mr" or the French "Monsieur". The female equivalent of the term is tirumati. Tiru is a word that means "sacred" or "holy". [10]
(End quoted text) The above mentioned possible origin for the word can only be regarded as a joke and i hope the origin is the tamil word "kaimpendatti" This word is derived from a pure tamil word called "KaimPen" or "KaimPendatti" meaning a widow. Its a feminine gender word and is not supposed to be used for the masculine gender.