List of Tamil words in Arosi language
by
Dr . V.R . Annadurai Variankaval Ramasamy ; MD; DPM;
consultant Psychiatist
doctorannadurai60@gmail.com
www.drannadurai.com
List of Tamil words in Arosi language
by
Dr. Variankaval Ramasamy Annadurai ;MD;DPM;
Arosi language is spoken in the western part of San Cristobal- Solomon Islands.
Clues to read Arosi words into Tamil;
Letter ‘k’ =’ v’; ‘v’= ‘k’.
Add vowels then and there.
Letter ‘m’ and letter ‘n’ can be added then and there.
Letter ‘p’ and letter ‘s’ can be retained/ deleted/ added or exchanged.
Ref- Arosi Dictionary by Charles E. Fox.
English- Arosi - Tamil
1.brim of a vessel - wero – oaaram
2.to run quickly - wete – oaatam vidu / vidu vidu nnu oaadu; oaadu- run.
3.go quickly - watoi - vidu nnu nada- walk quickly; nada – walk.
4. visit - wato -vanthida
*5. striped- ware- wari
*6. a taro garden -watau- vaadi/ garden
*7. every – waru waru- ovvoru
*8. pigeon –bore- puraa
9.joyful - waga waga – uvakai
*10.be at rest- wadu - oaaivu edu / take rest
*11. shape- wado–vadi
12.teacher- ha ausuri – aasiriyar; letter is read more than once.
*13.edge - uteute- ottu
14.pith of breadfruit - uto na – netti; letters are reversed order.
15.startled- urutou- verundida
16.grieved- urutou- varunthida
17.to call- usi- ush ush
18.to drip- udu- sotta
19.a drop – udu- sottu
20.drop of water- udu- sottu thanni
*21. dark- ugurodo- karuththa
22.subside- turi- thanithar
*23.to swell- ubu- uppa
*24.to spit- tuha- thu thu
*25.put/ place -tuga-iduka
26.end of the tree- tototo- thadi udaiya nuni - tip of the timber/ wood; thadi- timber; nuni- tip; thadi udaiya adi; adi- bottom.
*27. to light fire- tue- thee idu; thee- fire; idu- make; letter is read more than once.
28.distant/ far -toto ubu ubu- etta- distant; etta poa- keep a distance; poa- go.
*29.put lips to- toto- uthattai idu; uthadu- lip; idu- to put.
30.fine / payment for crime - totona – thandam; letters are jumbled.
31. hill- toro-tharam;pottrai
32.to pack / put into- tooni- thini
*33. clothes - tooni- thuni / cloth.
*34. wear clothes- tooni - aadai aniya; aadai- dress; aniya – wear; thuni uduththu; uduththu -wear; thuni- cloth.
35.to plant - tooni - nadu; letters are in reversed order.
36.to hang up- toki- thonkka
*37.to choke- toko –adaikka
*38.put in layers- togotogo – adukku adukka iduka
*39. light a fire- toga- thee iduka; thee- fire.
40.broken- tete- udainthida / udaiya
41.insert- tete- saeththidu.
42.insert- tete- thiniththidu
43. to plant- tere- naduthar
*44. knock- teetee- thattu
*45.hit- teetee-thattu
*46. collide- teetee-idiththida
*47.hit/ collide- teeteeri- thattuthar
48.collide- teeteeri –moathuthar
*49. strike- teetee- adiththidu
*50. throw off- tegera- thookieriya
*51. scold- te- thittu
*52. hit- te- adi / idi
*53. speak -te- oaathu
54.to do – tau –seithidu
*55. lift up- to- edu/ lift
56. to beat a gong- tatari- thattuthar /adiththar
*57. beard- tatae- thadi
*58. chin- tatate- thaadai / jaw
*59. in succession- tatarau- thodara
*60.to sweep- tatara- thudaiththar
61.to tremble- tatai- thuadiththida
62.to join together- tata- inaiththidu
*63. to sew- tata- thaiththtidu
64.to weave – tata- neithidu
65.to get water - taru- thanni eduththar; thanni – water.
66. to rub – taro- thaeiththar
67. massage- taro- pisaithar
68. to reach- tari- adaithar
69. to bring in profit- tari- eettam adaithar / to have profit; eettam- profit.
*70. wander- tari- thiriya
71.to float – tare- mithaththar
72.a crowd- tareha- thirakku
73. to light a lamp – tarau- thee yaetru
74.blazing of fire- taru- thee eriaya
75.continuously - tarau- idai uraa thu
76.disease/ infection spreading - tarau- noai thotra; noaei- disease.
77.road- tara- theru /street
78. bunch of fruits- tangii- kani koththu; letters are jumbled; kani- fruit; koththu- bunch.
79. a shield- tako – kaedayam; letters are in reversed order.
*80. touch- taki- thoduka
*81. startle-taki- thidukkida
*82.to knock- taki- thattuka
*83. stumble- taki – thadukka
*84. lift up- taki- thookku/ edukka
85. lift off the wood from the fire- taki---- kattai-yaei edukka/ take the wood; kattai - wood; edukka- take; letters are in reversed order.
*86. lift the foot- taki- adi edukka; adi- foot; edukka- lift.
*87. menses- taha- theettu
*88.run away- tai- oaadidu
89.to look after- tagu- paaththukkoa
*90. away- tae- etta
*91. drive- taari- oaattuthar; thuraththu- drive away
92.to command- taari - aanai iduthar; aanai- command.
*93. bad- tae- theethu
*94. to drive- taa- oaattu
95.messanger- taa- thoothan
96.draw water- ta- thanni edu- thanni – water.
*97. to shoot with a gun- suda- sudu
98.breast- susu- paachchi
*99. to be afraid -suatete- achcham adiaya- achcham- fear; adaiya- to have.
*100. very small- sire- siriya/ small
*101.to eat with gums- sapo- sappu
102.spring- ruu- uoorani
103.refuse- rui- maru
*104.two- rua- eru
* 105. cut up- roto- aruththidu /cut
*106. dark / night -rodo – eruttu / raaththiri
107.excess- riua- niraiya/ plenty
108.to snatch – rau- pari
109. to swell- rato – uoothuthar; letters are in reversed order.
110. strength- ramoha- uram.
111. to pierce-raki – arankku
112.broken- raa- muriya
*113.to rub- ra- uraaiya
*114 to be swollen- poto- pudaiththida
115.beg- poto – pichchai edu / yaasiththidu
*116.a song- pwaneo- pann
*117 to break- pooto- poattu udai / potiththidu
118.melt from – orha- uruka/ melt; ha’ is read as ‘ka’ and not as ‘a’.
*119. poor- pohara- parrai
*120.kill- oto- adu
*121.highest/ best – ororiya- uyariya
122.quickly - oataota- sattunnu
*123.to slice- orai- ari
*124. heat- oora- eriya
*125. garden- odu- thodu
126. summit- odo – mudi
127. sand- nunuu- munn.
128. an island at the mouth of a stream- nunuta- munn thittu; munn- sand; thattu- patchy area.
129. to fade -nuku-mankka
*130.a man- noni- aan
*131. to be shy- ninima- naanam / shyness
*132. to blush - ninika- naanuka
* 133. true- nima- unmai
*134.eat- ngo- unnuka
135. front- nao- munnae
*136. mother- nanae -annai
*137.for me- nagua- enakku
*138.to eat – naanau- unnu
*139.when- nagei- ennakki / which day
140. for us two- nagaraa- numeruvarukkum; letters are jumbled; num-our; eruvar- two persons.
*141.dead/ die- mwaro- maraiya
142.sharp - mwakaru- koormai; letters are misplaced.
143.twisted - mwakero kero – murikkiya- twisted; murukkiya kaeiru – twisted rope; kaeiru- rope.
*144. enclose – mwadu- moodu
*145.complete- moutai- mudi
146. thousand -meru- aayiram; letters are in reversed order
147.yes- mea- amaam
148. tender- maudauda- menmai udaiyathu / menmai aanathu/ muththaathau; menmai soft/tender.
149.mother’s brother- mauana – maaman
*150- mother’s brother- mau- maamaa
*151. ripe and fallen- matere- muththuthar/ fully ripe.
*152. to die- mate- madiya
*153.broken into small fragments – mari irii – muraiya/broken
*154. top of the tree- mari isi - mara uchchi; maram- tree; uchchi- top.
155.broken off- marete- murinthida
156. lightening- mararea- minnar
*157. a tree- mara- maram
*158.of smell- manongi- manakka
159. fisher man- manongi – meenavan- fisherman; ka- va; va= ka; meen- fish.
*160. fully grown /ripe- madori- muththuthar/muthira; mature(E)
161.the space Infront of a person- mado (na) – munnadi idam; letters are jumbled; munnadi- front; idam- place.
162. quickly- maatu- mada mada enu
*163. wink/ blink - maadu- imaiththidu
164.strong smelling fish- maae- meen manam /fish smell; meen- fish; manam- smell.
*165.to chatter - koto- kathai adiththidu
166. a very small bird which builds a wonderful nest- kote - kutti kudinkku kattiya koodu; koodu- nest; kutti- small; kattu- build; kudinkku- a bird.
* 167.to talk loudly- kotahi – kaththi kathaiththidu- kaththu- shout; kathaiththidu- talk.
168. to use pestle- koto - idi katti kondu kuththu; letters are jumbled; idi kattai- pestle; kuththu- pound; kondidu- have.
169. a pool -koke- poeikai
*170. chatter - kokotaa- kathai adiththidu
171. small bird - kokoruhau- kuru vi
172.white of egg- kokoru; venn karu- venn- white; karu- embryo; ka= va; va= ka.
173.hunch back- kokosu- koon
*174. an owl - kohuka- kookai
175. water- ka- kayam; aqua
176.alone- ketea – oththaiyaaka/ thaniyaaka; letters are in reversed order.
*177. to destroy- keta- kedu
*178. a basket with handle- kete- kai udaiya koodai; kai- hand; udaiya- had; koodai- basket.
*179. to spoil –keta- kedukka/ kondi
180. careless- keta- kavanam kidaiyaathu / kavana kaedu; kavanam- attention; kidaiyaathu- without.
181.basket- kero – makkiri / big basket
*182.cut- kere- keeru
*183. draw out a line- kere- keeru
*184. a mark- kere- kuri
*185.notch - kere- keeru
*186.a line - kere- keeru
187. coconut basket- kekete - kottaankkai koodai; kootaankkai- coconut; koodai- basket; koampai koodai; koampai- coconut.
*188. a woman - keni- kanni - woman /a virgin girl
189. a sore- keo - kaayam
*190. vex- kate - akadu
*191. to scratch- karu- koarai / keeru
*192.to nibble - karo- kori
193. pupil of the eye- kareri – karu mani
*194.tear- kari- keeru
195.sore of foot- kara pasu – kaar punn/ leg sore; kaar- leg; punn- sore.
196. to stoop - kaokao- kunika
197. well-formed small man - ka kata - kattai-yan/ kuttaiyan.
198. handle of an axe – ka kata – koduvaa kai; koduva- battle axe; kai- handle; ka= va; va= ka.
199. a well- ka karu – kinaru
*200. blackened in the fire -karopoto – karuppu adaiya/ blackened’ ; karuppu- black; adaiya- attain.
*201. die-suuta- seththidu
*202.die- suuha- saaka
*203.soft wood tree - kahuto- kattai/wood
*204.bore a hole- idu – oaattai idu; oaattai- hole.
205.to count- idu- ennidu
*206. a sp. of fish - amanu- meen / fish
207. to wait- haitotori- kaaththiru; ‘ha’ is read as ‘ka’ and not as’a’.
208.to lie down together – haidadao -onnaa kidaka; ‘ha’ is read as ‘ka’; onnaa- together; idakka- lie down.
209.to sweep- haatatara- koottuthar;‘ha’ is read as ‘k’ and not as ‘a’ .
210. save- haatahi – kaaththidu;ha’ is read as ‘k’ and not as ‘a’
211. to break wind- haasi- kusu /gas; ‘ha’ is read as ‘k’ and not as ‘a’.
212. tell- haaronga- koorunkka;‘ha’ is read as ‘k’ and not as ‘a’.
213. dirt- haaroa- karai;‘ha’ is read as ‘k’ and not as ‘a’.
214. make- haai- aakku;ha’ is read as ‘k’ and not as ‘a’
215. pour out- haadede- uooththu; ‘ha’ is read as ‘a’
216. to scatter- ha aareda- eraiththida;’ha’ is read as ‘a’
*217. hard lump of skin- gore- kuru/ small eruption/ boil /swelling
218.deceive- edaro - yaemaaththuthar
*219.small- gare- kuru
*220.child- gare- karu
*221. touch without talking -du- oathathu thodu/ touch; oaathu- say; thodu- touch.
222.pretend- edaro –nadiththar
*223.to rub- dudu – thaeiththidu
*224.wipe- du – thodai;letter is read more than once.
*225. to push away – du – idi
*226.strike- du –adi
*227.to prick- doi – yaeththu
228. to be silent- do- amaithiayaa
229.blind- doa- pottai
230.to oppose- dira -ethirththidu
*231.to hit with a stick- daro – thadiyaar adiththar; thadi- stick; adi- beat.
*232.to stop -dau – thadu; letter is read more than once.
233.hold- tau – pidi
234.forehead- darana – nettri; letters are jumbled.
235.lie down- dao – padu
*236.give- da- thaa
*237.take- da – edu
*238.smoke- bwauha- pukai
239. pig- poo – panni
*240.to carve- bobori – pori
*241. to rain heavily- bitaro – peithar/ raining/ pouring
*242.set of drums- baraioo- - parai /drum
*243.hard and dry - kakate- kaaintha / kettiyaa; kaaintha- dry; kettiyaa- hard.
*244.to crumble to powder- abota- podiththidu
245. to be stuffed up/ of throat - adaa; thondai adaiththida; thondai- throat.
246.think- ado-ennidu
*247.ripe- mata- muththa
*248.to call loudly- akuu- koovu
*249.you/ your- amou- umm
*250.to cut - aro- ari
251.to scratch - arohi—sorika;“ha’ is read as‘ka’ and not as ‘a’.
252.to itch – aro- arippu
*253. shake- idi idi- aattidu / aaddida
*254.shake- idira- athira
*255. to shake- uda- aattu
256. to roar- uuru- uruma
257.pity- aroha- erakkam; ‘ha’ is read as ‘ka’ and not as ‘a’.
*258. abuse- isi- yaesu
*259.to know- ira- ariya
260.understand- ira- puriya ; unara.
261.love- ometa- muththam
262.foot print- ota – adi thadam
263. tread- ota- nada / mithi
263.to run about- ata- oaadida / oaadi aada
*264.pluck- abori- pari
265.part- aboro- uruppu; letters are in reversed order.
*266.dung- ae – aae /shit
267.broken kernel- agore- kurunai
268.to thow a stone into the water- aguru – kar erika; erika- letters are in reversed order; kar- stone; erika- throw.
269.decayed- ahatete- kettida; ‘ha’ is read as ‘ka’ and not as ‘a’.
270.seriously ill/ confined to house- kito- kida paadu
*271.father- ama(na)– ammaan
272.to climb by a rope- aritaha- yaeriduka/to climb; ‘ha’ is read as ‘ka’ and not as ‘a’.
*273.to be angry – asurai- seera
274. young- asi- saei / sinna; saei- youth .
275.work – boe- pani
276.wind- hatare- kaatru;‘ha’ is read as ‘ka’and not as ‘a’.
*277.us- nameu- nam
*278.top- isisu- uchchi
*278.water – uri – irai
*279.water- ta- ithadi; letter is read more than once.
280.water- bei – punai
*281.wander- tari- thiriya
282. visit- botou- paathidu; poai paaththidu; poa- go; paaththidu- meet/ see.
283.together- haatoto- koottaa / koodi; ‘ha’ is read as ‘ka’ and not as ‘a’.
*284.throw- bobota- poadu
*285.put- bobotoo- poadu
*286. stone- agur- kar
287.step- bweta- padi/ steps; adi- step.
288.throat- adaa- thondai
*289. talk- bunene- pannu
*290.steal- buri- pari /rob
*291.stare- bore – paaru /look
*292.smell- wasu- waasam; vaasam veesa
*293.smell -nonori- naara
294.smell- mamu- manam
285.small- asite- sinnathu; soatta
*296.sound- wisi- oaasai
*297.soup- suru- saru/ juice
*298.song- buto- paattu
299.sing- taba- paadu; letters are in reversed order.
300.soft- mauda- methumai
301.soak- anu- nanai
*302.smear-babasahu- poosu
*303.shake- sai- asai
*304.seize- bota- pidi
305.self-abuse- hai tui tui- kai adiththidu / mutti adiththidu;‘ha’ is read as ‘ka’and not as ‘a’; kai- hand- kai adiththidu-masturbation; mutti- fist.
*306.run- wete- voadu
307.rock- gera gera- karun-k-kar; karu- black; kar- stone; karkkar- stones.
*308.rock- poro poroa- perum paarai; perum- big; paarai- rock; paarai paaraiya—rocky.
*309.river- ariu- aaru
*310.reach- asura- saeru
311.reef- dua- thattu
312.quick- tautau- pattunnu
313.quiver- idi- thooni
*314.pimple- boro boro- paru; paru paruvaa- many pimples
315.pearl- roa- aaram
316.nut- hoto- kottai; ‘ha’ is read as ‘ka’ and not as ‘a’.
317.nut- buru- paruppu / kernel
318.mosquito -kakautewa- kothuku; kothuku kadiththida- kothuku- mosquito; kadi- bite.
319.die- riotou- eranthidu
*320. die- arakkau- erakka
321.take long strides- watoi – etti nadai vidu
322.disappear- aro- maraiya
323.cease- aruata – niruththu
324. coast- hatare- kadarkarai; letter‘ha’ is read as ‘k’ and not as ‘a’; kadar- sea; karai- shore.
325.canoe- toko – padaku
*326.boat – mathawa- mithavai
327.body- tabe – udampu
*328.big- pote- peththa / padu
329.bud- oraamai- arumpu
330.beach- maro- manar /sand; marine; marino
*331.beam- wado wado – veetu vittam; veedu -house; vittam- beam.
332.bear- ora- poru
333.beyond- ru -appaar
334.bore- haaidu- kudaiya; letter ‘ha’ is read as ‘ka’ and not as ’a’.
335.blue- tataou- uoothaa
336.chest- marawi- maaru
*337.to adopt- dau -thaththu edu ; letter is read more than once.
*338.afraid- suateel- achcham adaithal; achcham- fear; adaiya- have.
339.chapter- tagege- thokuthi/ pakuthi; letters are in reversed order.
340.clan- amao- inam/ race
*341.confirm- arata- uruthi
341.coconut- totongisi- thaenakkai
342.bamboo- mwagari- moonkkir
343.arrow- beterei- paththiram
344.arrow- ade- thonoiyam
345.continuous- taraasi- thodarchchi; letter ‘t’ is read more than once.
346.copulate- buu- pannu
347.copulate- buuri- punaru
348.cough- gona gona - kakaknum
349.creature- ura- uyir inam
*350.cry- kara- karaiya
351.cross eyed- maarere enga – maaru kann; kann- eye; letters are in reversed order.
352.cripple- tataki- mudankka
*353.dance- dam- aattam
*354.clever- mata- mathi udaimai
355.door- maroo- maraippu
*356.down – adio- adiyae
357.dwell- awadora- wasiththar
358.egg- haeta eta- muttai
359.enough- potu- poathum
360.fasten- pino- pinai
*361.fear- asu- achcham
362.feather- waraehu- erukkai;’ha’ is read as ‘k’ and not as ‘a’.
*363.flesh- aunu- uoon
364.float- manuoda- mithanthidu
365.food- gede -kondi
*366.food- aruaru -erai
367.fly- riki- parakak
368.fruit-ake; kani ; kaai- unripe; kani- riped one.
*369.game- idiidi -aattam
370.gong- taba- thappu /drum
*371.grandmother- wae- avvai
*372.grieve- suka- soakam
*373. ill- akito- kettea
*374.joint- amada- mutti
*375.join- susuka- saekka
*376. land- toora- tharai
377.lake- biro- yaeri
378.to lean- suatate- saainthidu
*379. lip- toto- uthadu
*380.make- koo- aakku
*381. make- sigi - seika
382.make- pwao– pannu
*383.me- nau- naan
384.milk- suru- seeram
385.bed- bea- paai / mat
* 386.arm- kaka- kai
387.crawl- ridu- uoornthidu
*388.rope- gari gari- kaeiru
*389.stumble- taki- thadukka
* 390.we- nameu- naam
* 391.to land- oto- adaiya
*392. to go up - aaraa-yaeru
*393.hook- aki –kokki
394.money- buu- panam
*395.rain- uruuru- urai
*396.pig- gare- kiri
*397.climb- ari- yaeru
*398.large- biora- periya
*399.talkative -waidoodoo- waai adi/ waai adiththidu
* 400.to chop -aratoto – arinthidu ; aruththidu/ cut
*401. hole- idu- oaattai
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