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‡ru–i,
orig, drinking-water tank
kƒmbu-dal,
to become insipid, as long-kept food-stuff nin,
thou,
takkanai,
a fitting recompense.
vƒ‰varasi,
married woman living with her husband in prosperity.
There
are four processes involved in the act of winnowing and shifting grain,
viz., nƒvu-dal, ko‰i-ttal,
pudai-ttal and te˜˜udal. All these four
are called by the appropriate names in Thirunelveli. But in the northern
and midland districts, they are collectively signified by the verb n„mbu-dal
or n†mbu-dal both being altered forms of
‘nƒvu-dal’.
| In
Thirunelveli |
Evidence
of purity In the northern districts |
| urumam.
ucciv„˜ai |
madhyƒnam
(S.) |
| tavasam |
dhƒnyam
(S.) |
| tuppuravu
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šuddham
(S.) |
| pa––aiyƒr |
mirasidƒr
(U.) |
| pagudi |
kist
(U.) |
| midiva–di |
cycle
(E.) |
| vangi |
bichwƒ
(U.) |
There
are also some physical features and agricultural products peculiar to
Thirunelveli, whose names enhance the richness of its dialect.
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g- |
t„ri,
a sand hill.
kƒyal,
a lagoon.
kƒdaikka––i,a
kind of millet having the colour of
quail's
eye.
kudiraivƒli,
horse-tail millet:
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These
cereals are grown in the adjoining districts also, to some extent, but
never in the northern and midland districts.
The
peasant dialect of Thirunelveli is also noted for its extraordinary richness
in idioms, words in pairs and beautiful proverbs.
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