List of Tamil words in Palula Language
by
Dr . V.R . Annadurai Variankaval Ramasamy ; MD; DPM;
consultant Psychiatist
doctorannadurai60@gmail.com
www.drannadurai.com
Ref; Palula vocabulary – by Henrik Liljegren and Naseem Haider.
Palula – English – Tamil
1.akatii – to gather – koottu / kadai koottu
2.akatii- meet – kittu
3.andaaa- that– antha
4.andaa – this - intha
5.atii- bring- attu
6.baabu – father – appaa
7. baastaar- bedding– paai iduthar
8.bardass – endurance / patience – poruthi / porai udaimai
9.beedhowa- fearful– peethi
10.bhaagii- divide– paku
11.bhakuli- fatten -kozhukka
12.bheti – bundle -pothi
13.bhiitu- feared - peethi adiaya
14. bii- to go – poa
15.bijeeli- several – pala
16.buchaali- hungry – pasi ulla
17.bulaada – to call –azhaiththidu
18.butii- to braid – pinnidu
19. cal – trick – coozhchchci
20.cical- clay – kali
21.cooti- collect – saeththidu
22. coola- language – sollu
23.cunu- small -sinna
24.chorayati – thrown away -erinthidu
25.daadu- burnt– thee ittathu
26.dand- tooth -thantham
27.deeri- beard -thaadai mayir
28.dees- day -aatchchi
29.deeu- giant – thadiyan
30.deedi- mother- aaththa
31.doodu – father’s father- thaaththa
32. dharaan/ dharani – ground/ terrain - munn tharai
33.dhoor- yesterday – naettru
34.ddhuura- far away – ettaththir
35.dii- put -idu
36.dii- to give – thaa
37.ditu- gave– thanthathu
38.duaa/ duaa thi - prayer /to pray – oaathu /thuthi
39.duna- think – ennidu [ letters in reverse order]
40.dukaan- shop – ankkadi [ letters in reverse order]; kadai kanni
41.duniaa- world- thinai
42.daakka- robbery – edukka
43.dhaaka- to touch – thoduka
44.dila- loose/ not fitting – thola thola
45.doothii- carry – yaenthidu
46.eeti- that / it - athu /ethu
47.faaida- benefit – payan adaiya
48.gala- ever – ekkaalmum
49.gadii- take off- edukka [ letters in reverse order]
50. gadii- take away – koeithidu
51.gaddi- dig out – kendu / kudaintha
52.gati- win – kai koodukai
53.gati - defeat - kedukka / thoakka adikka [ letters in reverse order]
54.gati- earn -eettuka /thoku [ letters in reverse order]
55.gati- obtain – adaika [ letters in reverse order]
56.gata – gone – yaekida
57.ghaau/ guu- cow/bull – koa
58.goost- house – kudi
59. gilaas-drinking vessel- kalayam
60.giri – rock- kar paarai .
61. guli – food - koozh
62. gola- ball – koalam
63.gadhatara- more intense – kadumai ura
64.gadhatara more closely packed- kattu adarththi
65.gidoocaa- Dameli language - kathai
66.harati – bring – konarthidu
67. hala- plough – uzhu
68. hal- condition – nilai
69.hiimal- avalanche- pani malai / imaiya malai
70.jeep- pocket – pai
71.jhaat- goat’s hair- aattu mudi
72. jama thii- to collect – saemithidu
73. kaaku- older brother – kaakkaiyan
74. keeki- older sister – akka
75.khari- female donkey- kaari
76. kala- time/ fixed point of time –kaalam
77.kala- death - kaala maaka
78.kaaluku- aged– kizham aaka
79. khalii- to stir – kalakku / kuzhukku
80.kheli - numerous– kollai
81. khaan- mountain - kan
82. kaan- end/ tip –mukanai
83. kaan thii- listen– kavaniththidu [ ka= va; va= ka]
84.khataanu – short – kuttaiyaana
85. khat-uuru – tree log - mara kattai
86.khadati - bite/ eat – kadi
87. khur- leg – kaar
88.koon- arrow– kanai
89. kook- crow- kaakka
90. kotaattu – hard – kettiyaa/ kadinam / kadumai
91. kuhi- a well – kaeni
92. kucuru – dog - kukkuran
93. kunda- a rod- kundaanthadi / kaandam
94. kuri- woman – kaarikai
95. kuda – boy- kuttan
96.kudi- girl – kutti
97.kursi- chair– erukkai [ letters in reverse order]
98. kuun- corner – koanam
99. kateeri – large knife – kuththu kodari
100.luu luu- all tight – muzhu al
101.must – first – mutha
102.mustu – in the past- munthi
103. maamaa- mother’s brother– maamaa
104. maara- to die – maraiya
105. marg- death – maraika
106.mheeli- mother – ammal
107.noong / nakha- nail – nakam
108.paakku- ripe - kaniya
109.paala- leaf – ilai
110.paliitu- hid - oliththidu
111. paidoo thii- create– padaiththidu
112.phalayati - cut /split- pilanthidu
113.peerai- fairy – paei uru
114.phai- girl– penn
115.pala- fruit – pazham
116.pheda- arrive /reach – poaeida
117.pantha – path – payana pathai
118.sphayate – swells out– pudaiththida
119.phus- vanished /gone – poachchu
120.phootoo- to break – poattu udai/ pottiththidu
121. phut- foot – paatham /adi
122. piti- to close - poottu
123. poo dii- to step on – poattu mithi
124.pautri- son’s daughter– paiyan pettra ponnu
125.puutru – son’s son -paiyan pettra aan
126.phaluuru- grain -pul arisi /barley
127.praal – light – paer oli
128.puri- village name - puram
129.qabiila- clan – kulam
130.raat- blood- uthiram [ letters in reverse order]
131.raat- night - eruttu
132.seeti -thigh - thodai
133.sutu – slept - sainthood
134.sueeli- goodness
135.suku- dried– kaaya
136.seeti – quarrelled- sandai idu
137. sreda – slanting- sarintha
138.siitu – sewed – saeththu thaei
139.sindu -wet - nanainthida
140.sum – mud – seum munn
141.sii/ soo - sleep – saaya
142.sueeli- goodness – seelam
143. soo- good - semmai
144. sisawu- beautiful – sevu- viya
145.Sisaki – ogress /female mythical being – Esakki Amman
146. teenii- self / own – thun
147.teen teenii- each one’s-thani thaniyae
148.toobaak - gun– thuppakki
149.tila- walk –adi eduththal
150.tooli- to weigh – edi iduthal
151.tolle- lifts – eduththal
152.tooru – star -thaara / thee uru
153.tuuri – below/beneath –adiyir
154.tantra- weaving – thunnuthar
155. thaki- shake down -aattuka
156. todusoo – make knocking sound– thattum oasai
157. todusoo-cut down -thundu idu
158. tookoo- to push -idikka
159. udhiiwa- to flee/ run away – oaadavae
160.uddhavayati – runs away – oaadi vida
161.urdu – language – uraiyaadu
162. utraapa- to run -oaaduthar
163. uriitu- poured -uoottru
164. uts- spring of water– uooththu
165.upas katta - to jump towards
166. varta- round stone– urundai / round
167.vapayati – sows - vithai thoovu
168.yeei- mother – aayee
169. yaali – silent -oli illai
170. zuaan- young –sinna
171. pahurta – after – pittrai
172. phuti- blade – pattaa
173.ghuaaro – boil – kuru
174.laampu- bath– alambu / wash
175.dook- back-muthuku
176.phootoo- bread-paththam
177. saaz thii – build – seithidu / make
178. cootii- collect – saeththidu
179.whii- come – vaa
180. phaalii- to cut – pila
181. jhuta- dirty – suththam inmai
182.thii- do – seithidu
183. trataa thii- expel-thuraththi adi
184.puutri- granddaughter– peyarththi
185. deedi - grandmother – aaththa - mother/ grandmother
186. meemi- grandmother – ammaayee / mother’s mother
187.iskaari- hunter - kaanakar
188. gali – leave – akalu
189.buudu – old – pandaiya
190.saar- pond – yaeri
191.cootii- pick -edu
192. karoorii- scratch- keeru / korai
193. pichoo- scratch-pichchcukka
194.halool – slaughtered- kollu / noozhil
195. dii- to strike – adi
196.cunu – thin – sanna
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