Tamil

kaaidham

paper

kuude

basket

kude

umbrella

naakkaali

chair

kadhavu

door

vaadhyaar

professor

jannal

window

are

room

dhaan

only, indeed

appaa

please

nandri

thank you

ammaa

madam

aaiyaa

sir

meese

table

peṇ

girl

thambi

younger brother, youngster

aṇṇan

elder brother

strī

woman

maṇevi

wife

tangachchi

younger sister, youngster

akkaa

older sister

periya

big

suham

healthy

chinna

small

petti

box

sari

right, okay

romba jaasthi

too much

romba kammi

too little

pooittu vareen

goodbye (guest)

pooittu vaanga

goodbye (host)

veḷiyee

outside

uḷḷe

inside

ruubaa

rupee

kaththi

knife

saavi

key

paal

milk

puu

flower

pal

tooth

palzam

fruit

thaṇṇi

water

nil, nillu (n) [s]

to stand

iru (ndh) [s]

to wait, to be

endhiri, elzundhiri (ndh) [s]

to stand up, wake up

-um

and (nominal)

sol, sollu (in) [s]

to say

sei (dh) [w]

to do

kudi (thth) [s]

to drink

kondupoo (n) [w]

to take away

konduvaa (ndh) [w]

to bring

thayaar sei

to prepare

elzuthu (in) [w]

to write

padi (thth) [s]

to read, learn

peesu (in) [w]

to speak

vaasi (thth) [s]

to read

-umille

neither

oodu (in) [w]

to run

muudu (in) [w]

to close, to cover

thuungu (in) [w]

to sleep

veelesei (dh) [w]

to work

kaattu (in) [w]

to show

edu (thth) [s]

to take

paar (thth) [s]

to see, look at

nada (ndh) [s]

to walk

kaami (thth) [s]

to show

thira (ndh) [s]

to open

vai (thth) [s]

to place, put

siikramaa

quickly

siikram

soon

veehamaa

fast

kadidham

letter

thirumba

again

thirumba-thirumba

repeatedly

paḷḷikuudam

school

apram

afterwards

marapadiyum

again

medhuvaa

slowly

sadhdhamaa

loudly

ippo

now

paadam

lesson

sariyaa

exactly

ipdi

this way