| 298 | THE PRIMARY CLASSICAL LANGUAGE OF THE WORLD |
| Tamil |
Vedic |
Tamil |
Vedic |
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| t‡dan |
d‡tƒ |
mƒ |
mƒ |
| t†˜ |
d†š |
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(measure) |
| nƒl,
nƒlƒ |
nƒnƒ |
mƒgam |
nƒka |
| nƒval |
nƒval
(shout
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mƒdam |
mƒs,
mƒsa |
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of
victory) |
mƒyai |
mƒyƒ |
| nƒ˜am |
nƒla |
mugam |
mukha |
| n…l,
n…lam |
n…la |
muttu,muttam
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muktƒ |
| pakkam |
paksa |
m„‰am |
m„sa |
| padi |
prati |
me‰agam |
me™kƒ |
| padimai |
pratimƒ |
mottiram |
m‡tra |
| padam |
pada |
vattam |
vrtta |
| param |
para |
va˜ai |
vala |
| pa‰am |
pala |
viral |
vris |
| pƒgam |
bhƒga |
vidai |
v…ja, |
| pƒthai |
pƒtha |
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bija |
| `ma–dalam |
ma–dala |
vittu |
vindu |
| madu,mattu |
madhu |
vindu |
bindu |
| mandiram |
mantra |
pi–dam
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pi–da |
| mayir |
šmašru |
mattu |
mantha |
| mayil |
may‡ra |
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Verbs:
| ahavu |
hve |
šalašala |
jhala
jhala |
| adu,
adai |
aš |
šali,
šel |
cel |
| ari |
hŠ
„ |
šay |
š… |
| arundu |
ad,
as |
šƒr |
šri
(to lean |
| alappu |
lap |
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against |
| iy-iyal |
ay |
šƒvi |
šup |
| ugu |
uk™ |
šidai |
chid |
| uy |
‡h |
šu˜ |
su™ |
| uru |
ruh
(to sprout) |
ševiyuŠu |
šru |
| u˜-o˜ |
us |
šemam |
k™ma |
| ‡r |
ruh,
r†h |
šoli
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jval |
| kal,
kan |
khan |
tagu |
dah |
| kƒy |
kas)
(to shine) |
tƒvu |
dhƒv
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| kuru |
krudh |
tundu |
tud |
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