List of Tamil words in Choctaw language
by
Dr . V.R . Annadurai Variankaval Ramasamy ; MD; DPM;
consultant Psychiatist
doctorannadurai60@gmail.com
www.drannadurai.com
Clues to read Choctaw words into Tamil;
Letter ‘k’ = ‘v’; ‘v’ = ‘k’.
Add /change vowels then and there.
Add letter ‘m’ and letter ‘n’ then and there.
Letter ‘p’ and letter ‘s’ can be retained/ deleted /added or exchanged.
A letter can be read more than once.
If a letter / consonant occurs more than once consecutively, it has to be read only once.
Ref;
- New Choctaw Dictionary -by - The ChoctawNation of Oklahoma Dictionary Committee.
- 2.A Dictionary of the Choctaw language – by Cyrus Byington
English – Choctaw -Tamil
!. to be well/ healthy - achukmaka- sukamaaka; kunamaaka.
to get better/ to be convalescent – kanihmi- kunamaaka
*2. house- chukka–saaikai; saaya- to take rest.
*3. village- avitta- vaadi
4. to live- aivitta- vasiththidu
*5. people- okla- makkal
6. descendants – aioklo –kaal vazhi; ka= va; va= ka.
*7. tribe / race- okla– kulam
* 8. nation- okla- kulam
*9. community – okla- kuzhu; kuzhumam.
*10. atongue- okla- kilavi / language; ka= va; va= ka.
11.applied to boats- oklo- kalam - boat/ ship
*12.say - achi- asai
13.pretty- aiukli–kuzhaku; koalam.
14. full- alota– muzhuthaa
*15.to put into- apitta- poadu .
16.to place by the side of- apotoli- poaduthal /to place.
17.pour- apitta- uooththu; poadu
*18. pen- apitta- patti
*19. to lie at the side- apota- padu / lie down
20.to lie at the side- apotaii- aduthtu paduththal; otti paduththal.
21. to describe the going away to ease nature- apotaka- poaiduka
22.next to- apo tuka- aduththathaaka
23. to finish something- atahli- mudiththal
24.to provide something- atahli- thanthiduthal
25.foundation /base- atalaya- adi thalam
26.song- ataloa- paadal
27.sing- atola- paadal
28.song book- ataloa- paattunool; nool- book; paattu- song.
29. to chant- taloa– oaathuthal
30. way- atia- thadam
31.eat- upa- pusi
32.I, me- uno- naan
33.mine- ummi- emm; umm- yours.
*34.put on / scarf- biteli– poaduthal; anithal; uduththuthal
35.to tie- biteli– pinaiththal
*36. flour- / powder- bota- podi
*37. to grind- botoli- podiththal; idiththal
*38.to wail- chalaka- azhuka
39.to be loud- chitoli- oaasai iduthal /to make noise; oaasai- noise.
*40.to listen - haklo- kaelu
*41.to hear- haklo- kaelu
42.not to hear- haklo- kaelaamai
43.salt- hupi- uppu
44.stand up/ stop- hikia- nikka
*45. pain- hottupa- kaduppu; letter ‘h’ is read as ‘ka’ and not as ‘a’.
46. an offence/ persecution- hotupa-kuththam; kuththapaduththu; letters are jumbled; letter ‘h’ is read as ‘ka’ and not as ‘a’.
47. hand- ibbak- kai
*48. price/coast - ivilli- vilai
49.make/ create- ikbi- aaakku
50. to remember- ikhana- ninaikka; letters are in reversed order
51.kindness- ikana- kanivu; ka= va; va= k.
53.to feed- ipeta- uoottu
54.small/ puny - iskitini– kuttiyoandu; letters are jumbled.
54. to be small amount- iskitini -konjoandu; letters are jumbled.
*55. child- iso- saei/infant
*56. wood/ timber - iti- thadi; letter is read more than once.
*57. spilt wood- iti palantha- pilantha thadi; pilantha- split.
58.chips- iti shuklai- thadisakkaikal; thadikoolam; koolam /sakkai – chips.
59.to tie together- ittasiteli – mudichhcu iduthal; mudichhcu- knot; idu-make.
60. tied together- ittasita– mudichhcu idu – to tie / make a knot
61.to tie- itta takchi– mudi iduka
62.to be tied/ string- sita– mudichchu idu;thodu.
*63.to bind- siteli– isaiththal;yaaththal.
64.tie- siteli - mudichuchu iduthal
65. to tie- takchi– moottuka
*66.to join – asita- saeththidu
67.to bang to- asitia- idi; adi; idi oaasai – letters are in reversed order; oaasai- noise.
68.to arrive- ittulachi – adaithal
69.fight- ittibi– adi thadi;adi pidi.
70. war / fight- itoti – adi thadi; padai edu- to invade.
71.contest/ match - itibbi- poatti; letters are in reversed order.
72.to hug- ittisholi- anaiththal
*73.to be the same /equal- ittilaui– oththula
*74. foot- iy yi path ha - paatham
75.a spring - kulih- kumizh
76.cat- katos- kaduvan; ka= va; va= ka.
77.missing/ disappear- konia- kaanama
*78. hollow- kolukbi- kuzhiyaaka
*79. sound of swallowing- kolak- kalukku kalukknnu
80.jar- kotobo- kudam / pot; kudamapi
*81. dirt- lukifi- azhukku
82.bunch / cluster - lu koli- kolai kolaiyaa
83.grouped - lukoli- kuzhu kuzuvaa
*84. what is that- nanta- ennathu; enna- what; athu- that
*85.fat – nia- nei
*86.to be in pain- nukhuma– noaka; noakamaa- without pain.
*87. water- oka- - kayam
*88. gulf- okhuta- kudaa
*89. lake- okhuta- kuttai
*90. sound- ola- oli
91.small- ossi– sinna
*92.to light fire- oti- thee idu; – thee- fire; idu- make.
93.to light a fire- oti- thee yaeththu
*94. hunter- owutta- vaettaiyan; vaettuvan; vaedan.
*95. to hunt- owutta- vaettai aadu; vaettai- hunting.
*96.to split - pahli/ pala - pila
*97. split- puhlata- pilantha
*98.to be braided- puna- pinnu; braided- puna- pinniya
*99. boat- peni- punai
100.to touch- potoli- thoduthal; thottu paaththiduthal
101.rotton- shua- uoosa
102.swollen- shuutali- uoothuthal
103. to come to an end – taha- mudiya
104. finish- tahli- mudiththal
*104.to dip- takuffi- thoaikka
105.to hang- takali- thonkuthal
106. to place before- italali– iduthal / place
107.break off- tubli – udaithal
108.snap off- tilofa- - odithal
109. lie down- tushki–paduka
110.a mistake- tibulli- thappu ulla- having mistaken; thappu- mistake.
111.to miss atarget- tibulli– thapputhal
112. to run- tihlaya- oaaduthal
113. to push- tobli – thallu
114.to tap- lightly- tippiha- thappu
*115.to spit- tuftua- thuppidu
*116.spit- tufa- thuppu
*117.adorn- shema – semmai sei
118. jump/ hop- tulli - thaanduthal; thullu thal
119.short- yush kololi- kullam
120.bone- foni–enpu; letters are in reversed order.
121.to drill a hole- fotoha- oaatai poadu; oaattai -hole.
122.to bore- fotoli - thulaipoaduthal; oaatai iduthal
*123.to excavate- kula – akalu
124.to trench - kulli- akazhi - a trench
125.levelled- matali- mattam ulla
126.cloth- na tuna-;neitha thuni- woven cloth; neithidu weave; thuni -cloth.
127. dark- okhlili- kankool
*128.gossip- chu kushupa- kisu kisuppu
*129.to land- ataya- adaiya
130.to put on/ robe- innuchi – aniya
*131.river- bok – aa- pakai
*132.say – achi lih- sollu
*133.to expose/ show- oktani – kaatanum
*134. to be standing- hinli- nillu /stand
135. thin /fabric- chunna- sannama
136.truly - muhli- unmaiyil
137.to destroy – aleechi- azhiya
*138.to perish- illi- azhiya
*139.death- ili- il
140.wheat- hata- koathu/ koathumai; letter ‘ha’ is read as ‘ka’ and not as ‘a’.
*141.to seize/ catch/ to have- hokli– kai kollu; kai- hand; kollu- to have.
*142.to mingle with- ibalhto- pazhakida;letter; ‘h’ is red as ‘k’ and not as ‘a’.
*143.to know/to note - ikkana- - kaana; kavanikka; ka= va; va= ka.
*144. to find / see / to acquaint oneself - ikhana- kaana
145.embrace- ikhana- anaikka; letters are in reversed order.
146.to learn- ithana- oaathanum
*147.to hear- ikhna – kaekkanum
*148.a resemblance- itioba- oththa
149.un equal- itilaui – oththu illai
150.the hole- itopa- oaattai
151. to cut- katola- kaathuthal; vettuthal; ka= va; va=ka.
152.to have- itola- eduththal
153.to lie down- itula- paduththal
* 154.to gird- katali –kattuthal
*155. to pinch- katali- kadiththal; killuthal- letters are in jumbled.
156. a well- kali- kooval; ka= va; va= ka.
*157.a pole- kohta- kattai
158.a flesh hook- isht- okhawi – sathai kokki; sathai- flesh; kokki- hook.
159. to shut- okitta- adaikka; letters are in reversed order.
160. of surprise- okko – viyakka; ka= va; va=ka.
*161. family- oklushi – kulam
162.muddy - iklachanko- koozhaimannaaka
163.a pipe /flute - oskula- kuzhaai / pipe;kuzhal /flute.
164.to shine- pala – pala palappu – shining
165.a flat boat- peni patassa- punai paththaasu
166. a canoe- peni kula- punai kalam
167.to watch - potoni- paaththidanum
*168.earthern pot- shuti- satti
169. lifted- takali- thookuthal – lifting
*170.a pendant- takali- thonkkal
*171.shaken- tahtua- aadida
*172.to shake- tahtuli -aattuthal
173.scoop- taka- thoanduka
*174.to ride- talaia- oaattuthal
175. to finish- tali- mudiththal
176.to plait- tanaffo- pinnidu; letters are in reversed order.
*177.to weave/ knit - tana- neithidu; thunnu/ knit.
178.pluck up - teli- peiththal
179.to drive out- tileli- oaattuthal
180.to run- tileli- oaaduthal
*181.driving- tileli- oaattuthal
182.creation- toba- padaippu;letters are in reversed order.
183.to play ball- tioli -aaduthal /to play
184. to break- tushtua- udaiththidu
*185.to bark/ dog- wolichi- uoolai
*186.hurricane-/ storm - apeli – puyal
*187.to land- ataiyali- adaithal
188.to do – atal- seithal
*189.find- atali – thaduthal;thaedi eduththal
190. ripen- atali- muththuthal
191. to satisfy- atalai- thaniththal
192. to obstruct – atapa- thadai idu; thadai poadu.
193.an opening- atua/ atiwa - oaattai
194.to protect- atu kko- paathu kaakka
195.steps- atuya- padi
196.aba taloa - sacred song – poosai paadal
197.food- apa- poanam
*198. to touch – ataiya- thodu; letter is read more than once.
199. to divide into two parts- bakapa- paku /divide
200. to divide- bakastoa- pakuththidu
201. to divide- katapa- kaathidu
202. a division- katapa- kavadu; ka= va; va= ka; koattam.
*203. a place- foka- poakku
204. very small- chipinta- sinnthau / small
205. cave- chu kka- kukai
206.to appoint - atali- iduthal; poaduthal
207. untied- mitefa- mudi idaathu
208.to change- talali- maaththuthal
209.dog- ofi nakni- naaikkan
*210.flag- kota- kodi
*211.fire- nukoa- neekku
212.to flee- tilaya- oaattam eduththal
*213. folks- okla- kuzhu
214.hunch - kobuna- koon
*215.mine- ano -en
*216.make- ishi- sei
*217.plow- leli- uzhu
218.to sell- tali- noduththal
219.to sift- yuli- sali
*220.what- nana- enna
221.untied /unbound - hotoli- kattuilla;letter ‘h’ is read as ‘k’ and not as ‘a’.
222.to shoot/ gun – tukafa- suduka
*223.stony – kilhkiki- kallaaka; kal- stone.
224.jug- yaklash- kalam / vessel
225. to guard- apistikeli – paathu kaaththal
226.to govern - ilaueli- aalu
*227.to find- ikhana- kaana
228.to fend- okshita- kaaththamai
229.to employ - atta- idu;poadu
*230.easily - luma- elimaiya
*231.fastened- oktapa- kattiyathu
*232.do – ishke- seika
233.to take- pota- edu
234.stay - tikeli – thankuthal
*235.spoil- weh puli- paazh
236. sieve- shakla- salikka; letters are jumbled.
237. side- ataiya- andai
*238. serve- ipeta- poadu
239.ripe- hanta- kanintha-; letter ‘h’ is red as ‘k’ and not as ‘a.’
240. pinch- kopoli- killu
241.to note- ikhana- kavani; ka= va; va =ka.
241.lyre- alepa- yaazh
*242.to lose- illi- -izha
*243.to lose- lakaffi- izhakka
*244.large- patha- peththa; padaa
*245. protect - atu kku – paathu kakka
*246.to think - ahni – ennu
*247.to count- ahni -ennu
*248.thinking- anukflli- ennam kolla
*249.water channel – ayanalli- naala
*250.limit/ boundary - ali- ellai
251.frontlet- bita- neththipattam; neththi- forehead.
252.to jump - hatuli- kuthiththal / jumping; letter ‘h’ is read as ‘k’ and not as ‘a’.
*253.owl- ishkitini – koattaan
*254.to caw as a crow - kakaachi – kaa-kaa -to caw; kaakkai – crow.
*255.to cave off- kitali- kudaithal
256.cross eyed- okaiyanli- koanal kann; koanal- slanting; kann- eye.
257.butt- iti tila- muttuthal
*258.cotton yarn - ponola – nool/yarn
259.cotton yarn - ponola shana – panju nool izhai - panju – cotton- nool- thread.
260.faithful - anli- unmai ulla
261.lips- itialbi– poo - ithazh /flower petal – allegory; poo- flower.
262. grandfather- imafo- moopan / elders
263. to dive in water- oklobbi– mukkuli
264.to lie by the side- aputkachi – padaukka /to lie down
265.meal- pusi –pochcham; poajanam [Skt].
*266.mix- kali -kala; kalkka.
267.spread- patali – paapaduththal
*268.to be holding / retaining / keeping possessing- hokli – kollu; kai kollu
269.to pluck- tihli – peiththal
270.milk- pishukchi – saekku
271.steep – sakti- senkuththu
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