List of Tamil words in Zulu language
by
Dr . V.R . Annadurai Variankaval Ramasamy ; MD; DPM;
consultant Psychiatist
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List of Tamil words in Zulu language
by
Dr.Variankaval Ramasamy Annadurai ;MD;DPM;
Zulu or isiZulu as an endonym, is a Southern Bantu language of the Nguni branch spoken in Southern Africa. It is the language of the Zulu people, with about 12 million native speakers, who primarily inhabit the province of KwaZulu-Natal of South Africa. Zulu is the most widely spoken home language in South Africa (24% of the population), and it is understood by over 50% of its population. It became one of South Africa's 11 official languages in 1994.
According to Ethnologue, it is the second-most-widely spoken of the Bantu languages, after Swahili. Like many other Bantu languages, it is written with the Latin alphabet.
In South African English, the language is often referred to in its native form, isiZulu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulu_language
Zulu people are a Nguni ethnic group in Southern Africa. The Zulu people are the largest ethnic group and nation in South Africa, with an estimated 10–12 million people, living mainly in the province of KwaZulu-Natal.
They originated from Nguni communities who took part in the Bantu migrations over millennia. As the clans integrated together, the rulership of Shaka brought success to the Zulu nation due to his improved military tactics and organization.
Zulus take pride in their ceremonies such as the Umhlanga, or Reed Dance, and their various forms of beadwork.
The art and skill of beadwork takes part in the identification of Zulu people and acts as a form of communication. The men and women both serve different purposes in society in order to function as a whole. Today the Zulu people predominantly believe in Christianity, but have created a syncretic religion that is combined with the Zulu's prior belief systems.
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Clues to read Zulu Words into Tamil
Letter ‘k’ = ‘v’; v= ‘ka’; letter ‘Ra’= ‘la’.
Add vowels then and there.
Letter ’p’ and letter ‘s’ can be retained/ deleted /added or exchanged.
Add letters ‘m’ and ‘n’ then and there.
A consonant letter can be read more than once.
If a same letter occurs consecutively more than once it can be read as a single letter.
By jumbling the letters of the given Zulu word, a Tamil word can be derived.
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Ref; Zulu- English Dictionary – by John W. Colenso, D.D; D.C.L
English- Zulu- Tamil
*1.place under the ribs on either side- ala- allai
*2.father/ my / our- baba- appa
*3.spot/ mark- bala- pulli
*4.flowers- bali- paliyam /flower
*5.join together- bangqa- pinaikka
*6.small/ undersized for age - batya- podi
*7.to paint/ smear- baca- poosu
*8.get painted- baceka- poosuka
*9.see/ look at/ attend to – beka- paakka
10.look after – beka beka- paakka paakka
11.beat / strike- beta –adi; adi poadu; letters are jumbled.
12.blow strong as wind- beta- adiththida
*13.name of a small river near Durban- bilo- puzhai/ small river
*14.be bogged- bitya- puthaiya
15.quicksand/ bog- bityi- puthai munn
*16.habitual liar- bojane- poaiyan
*17.rot/ putrefy – bola- paazh
*18.private parts of a man- bolo – poolu / phallus
*19.knead with water as flour – boxa- pisaika / knead
*20.mix with hand /a little of meal- buca- pisai
*21.large land lizard- bulu- palli / house lizard
22.sing / recklessly - buta – paattu paadu ;paattu- song; paadu -to sing.
*23.patter as the feet of the children running fast- buta –pada pada nnu
24.go- buluka- sellluka
25.non edible worm- bululwane –mann puzhu / earth worm; letters are jumbled; munn- earth; puzhu- worm ; puzhu unnaa/ unna puzhu ; unnaa- not eating .
26.mode of dressing young men’s hair- bunga- pinnuka/ plait
27.collect- buta- saeththidu
*28.regiment/ of soldiers- buto- padai
*29.waste- cita- saetham
*30.destroy- cita- sithai
*31.spill/ as blood- cita- sotta ; sintha .
*32.defeat- cita- saaiththidu
33.wasted- citaka- saethamaaka
*34.be in the state of one annoyed- cunukala- sinam kolla /to get angry ;sinam- anger; kola- to have.
*35.be in a state of trembling- dadeka- thudikka
*36.strike/ as the sun ‘s heat – daka- thakka / strike
37.create- dala- padaiththal
*38.antiquity / a long time ago- dala- thol
*39.distant- de- etta
*40.take- dhla- eduththal /act of taking
*41.feed- dhle- uoottuthal
*42.eat- dhla- thueiththal
43.point out- dhla- suttuthal
44.catch- dhla- pidaiththal
45.graze- dhla- maeithal
*46.jump out/ make merry/ frolic - dhlala- thullal /frolic
*47.play /sport- dhlala- aaduthal/ to play
*48.hole in which bees live – dhlu- thulai/ hole
*49.house- dhlu- thalam
*50.dirt- dodi- uooththai
51.stimulate/ provoke- duda- thoondu
*52.drive off/ as one bull drives off another – dudula- oaattuthal
*53.alone- wedwa- woththaiya
*54.home- ekaya- akam
*55.take off/ down – etula- eduththal
*56.die- fa- poa / go
57.boy- fana- aan; paiyan.
*58.cleft or fissure in a rock- fanta- ponthu
59.womankind- fazana- penn inam ; penn- woman ; inam- race .
60.a kind of dancing- fudu – paattu paadi aadu ; paattu -song; paadu- sing; aadu -to dance
61.river- fula / fulana- punal ; letters are jumbled
*62.scold- futa- paadu
*63.scold at- futela- paaduthal
64.throb- futa- thudippu; letters are jumbled; thudiththida .
65.throb- futela- thudiththal
66.short- futyane- podi; podiyan /short person.
67.small branch – gaba- kombu
68.run- gada- oaaduka; letters are in reversed order.
69.bracelet- galo- kai valai ; ka= va; va=ka; kai- hand; valai- bracelet .
*70.fruit of um Gani- gani –kani/ fruit
71.kill a bullock in honour of a girl about to be married- gcola- ;kaalai yaei kollu ; letters are read more than once; kaalai- bull; kollu- to kill; kill[E] = kollu .
*72.gnaw- gedhla- kadiththal/ bite
*73.old man of a place /amalunga – gele ; kizham ; kizhavan ; ka= va; va= ka.
*74.dance as girls or young men- gida- koothaadu
*75.dance for- gidela- koothaaduthal / dancing
76.kind of dancing- godololo- koothaaduthal / dancing
77.one thousand- gidi – koadi / one crore
*78.ordinary work of any kind / great or small- gidi – kattu /work
*79.rope- goda- kadam; vadam ; ka= va; va= ka.
*80.dried up tree/ trunk/ log of wood - godo- kattai / wood
81.wild dog- godoyi- kaattu naai ; kaadu- forest ;naai- dog.
*82.go home- goduka- kudi yaeku ; kudi- house; yaeku- go
*83.grow old for- gugela- kizhamaaka / become old man
*84.milk vessel- gula- kalan /vessel
85.hog- gulube- kukkal/ wolf
*86.coward- gwala-koalai
*87.unripe fruit- gwanya-kaniyaa kaai
*88.berry of wild olive- gwenya- kani /fruit
*89.hollow out/ scoop- gweda- kudaiya
*90.scoop out for- gwedela- kudaithal
*91.hook- gwegwa- kokki
*92.pretty- hle- oyil
*93.laugh/ laugh at- hleka- ilikka ; kaeli ; ikazha ; lettes are in reversed order.
94.be split- hleke- pilakka
95.cold wind from the south – hlengetwa- ilankkaaththu ; kaaththu- wind
*96.have sexual intercourse- jeka- seika / do ;oaakka /fuck ;sex[E] = seika /do .
*97.talk in a rage/ speak violent words-jigida- kadi
*98.speak violently at -jigidela- kadithal
*99.pluck/ fruit- kiwa- koei
*100.be bitter/ pungent- kaka- kaikka
101.cry/ weep/ lament- kala- azhuka; letters are in reversed order.
102.sing as bird- kala- kooval ; ka= va; va= ka.
103.opening /aperture- kala- neekkal
104.large earthen pot- kamba- kumpai
*105.look at- kangela- kannkalaal kaanuka ; letters are read more than once; kann- eye; kannkal- eyes; kanuka- to see.
*106.think – kanyanga- kannuka
*107.numerous numbers of people- kata- koottam / crowd
*108.collection of hairs- kata- kaththai mudi ; mudi- hair
*109.arrive the hut- kata- kudi yaei adaiya ;adaiya- to reach; kudi- house.
*110.domestic cat-kati – kaduvan/ male cat; ka= va; va=ka.
111.time- kati – kadikai ; letter ‘ka’ is read more than once .
112.vessel- kele- kalan
113.gathering of people to dance- keto- koodi koottama kooththaadu; koodu- to join ;koottam- crowd; kooththaadu- to dance; letters are read more than once.
*114.drop /fall as snow /dust- kitika- kottuka
*115.spear- konto-kuntham
116.king- kosi – koa
*117.bite as a venomous spider -kota- koththa; kadiththida ; kadikka ; letter ‘ka’ is read more than once .
*118.groove/ hollow- koto- kaadi /groove ; kudaa/ hollow .
*119.name of a small river-koto- kaedam; kadakam / river
120.owl- kova- kookai ; root word is koova- to howl .
*121.weeds- kula- kalai
*121.great- kulu- kazhi
*122.grandfather- kulu-kizhavan; ka= va; va= ka.
*123.grandmother- kulu- kizhavi ; ka= va; va= ka.
*124.become fat /full of flesh – kulupala- kozhuppu ulla ; kozhupppu- fat; ulla- has.
125.bad / moody state of mind-kutu- manam kaedu adaiya ; manam- mind; kaedu- bad; adaiya- to get.
*126.fruit of um Kuu- kuu- kaai / unripe; kani- ripe one
127.herdsman- kuza- koanan
*128.distress - kwela- kavalai
*129.boy’s stick for digging roots with -kwelo- kazhi/ stick
*130.hut of young unmarried men – lau – il/ house
*131.mourning / lamenting- lilo-azhu
*132.fire- lilo- azhal
133.poor- lima-yaezhmai / poverty
134. language- lima- mozhi; letters are in reversed order.
135. tiger- lo- puli
136.intestinal worm- lo- puzhu / worm
*137.make right /arrange / put in order- lungisa- ozhunkku sei ; ozhunkku- order; sei- do/make.
*138.adjust- lungisisa- ozhunkku sei
*138.our mother- mame- em amma ;em- our ;amma- mother.
*139.formerly /before- mandulo- mundaiya naal ; munathaiya- formerly ; naal- day .
*140.shoot/ germinate- mila- mulai / a shoot
141.truth- minya- unmai; letters are in reversed order.
*142.mother- na- annai
*143.elder brother- ne- annan
*144.you- nina-nin; nee.
145.think- nakana -ennuka
146.jumps- ngqetye-nanku kuthi/a good jump; nanku- good; kuthi- jump.
*147.look steadily at – nqa- noakka
*148.oneness/ unity – nye- onna
*149.give/ as an act of bounty - pa- peya
*150.distribute- paka- paku
*151.large hole in a tree- pala- pallam
152.touch/ handle- pata- thodu; thottu paaththidu; letters are jumbled and read more than once.
153.hesitate in speaking – pataneka- paesa thayankka ; paesa- to speak ;thayankka- hesitation.
*154. wood worm- pehlwa- ulu puzhu ;letters are jumbled.
155.bind/ hem/ join together- peta- pinaiththidu
*156. bind- petela- pinaiththal
*157. border/ hem of a mat/ garment- peto- pattai
*158.gush out as water from the spring - petuza- peechchida / paaichchida ; letters are jumbled.
159. gush out -petuzela- peechchi adiththal ; letters are jumbled.
*160.get out of a joint /as the ankle or wrist- picika- pisaka
*161.heavy rain – pihli- peyal/ rain
162.live/ recover from illness- pila- pizhaikka
*163.a kind of snake- pimpi- paampu / snake
164.do again- pinda- pannidu / do
*165.wattle- pinga- pinnuka / pinni pinaika
166.twist/ the hair- pota- pinnidu / plait
167.menstruate- potela- pooppu adaithal / attain puberty; theettu adaithal ;theettu- menses; adaithal- to get
*168.grind boiled mealies- potula- podiththal
*169.fall short/ wanting- puta- poaathaathu ; poathiya /enough .
*170.pour out- potyo- poaadu ; uooththu
*171.haste- putu- pada pada nnu ; patattam
172.stout /strong as stick or man-qata- kundu /stout ; kundan/ stout man ; kundaan-thadi / stout stick.
*173.strength- qata- kadumai
*174.young man’s hut- qata- kudi/ house; kudisai / hut; kudisai= kudi sei; kudi- house; sei- make.
*175.chop- qata- koththu
*176.arrive- qata- yaekida
177.garden just broken up for the first time- qato- kedi/ garden
*178.be very angry- qataza- kothippu
*179.finish- qeda-kedi/ finished
*180.kill- qeda- kaathidu
181.sit comfortably -qeta- kunthu /squat
182.land for settling in- qiti- kudi kaadu /hamlet; letters are read more than once
*183.destroy completely- qota- kedu /destroy
*184.talk- rayo- urai/ speech
*185.pour carefully- ta-uooththu/ pour
*186.pour-tela-uooththuthal
187.produce- tela-padaiththal
*188.make flat-ta-thattai /flat
189.do evil-takata- theenkku seithidu; theenkku- evil
190.do evil-takatela-theenkku seithal ; theenkku- evil ;seithal- act of doing
*191.take- tata-eduththidu
192.get-tata-adainthidu
*193.scold-teta-thittu
*194.scold for-tetela-thittuthal /act of scolding
*195.abuse with words- tuka- thittuka
196.touch upon in conversation-tatela-thoduthal /act of touching
197.small piece of cloth-tete-thundu thuni ; thundu- apiece; thuni – cloth .
*198.say-ti-oaathu
199.think- ti- ennidu
*200.wood-ti-thadi
*201.sneeze- timula- thummal
*201.get- tola- adaithal
*203.find/ pick up- tola- eduththal
*204.sleep- tongo- thoonkku/ to sleep
*205.close up nicely as the wattled frame work of the hut- tota- thitti-yaei adaiththidu ;thitti /thatti -wattled door; adai- to shut.
206.close up as the wattled frame work of the hut – totela- thitti-yaei adaithal ; adaiththal-act of closing .
* 207.to reach- tu –adaiya
208.start- tuka- thuvankku; ka= va; va= ka.
* 209.be startled- tuka- thidikkida ; letters are read more than once.
* 210.disturbance- tuli- thollai
*211. sew/ with a needle- tunga- thunnuka / sew
*212.praise- tusa- thuthi sei ;thuthi .
213.be still- tutu- aadathu asaiyaathu
214.carry on the head- twala- thalai-yil eduththal ; thalai- head; edu- take.
*215.hit/ strike- twi- adi
*216.burn- tya- thee idu; thee- fire; idu- make.
*217.plate- tya- thattu
218.fresh /new- tya- puthiya
219.to plant- tyala- naduthal
220.sow- tyala- thoovuthal
221.carry on the shoulder- etyata –eduththidu / carry
*222.beat / hit – tyaya –adi
223.shoot/ fire - tyaya- sudu
*224.clap/ hands- tyaya- thattu
*225.play on- tyaya- aadu
226.punish- tyaya- thandi
*227.produce- tyaya- padai
*228.beat /strike- tyayela- adiththal
*229.clap/ hands for person dancing - tyayela- thattuthal
*230.drive- tyayela –oaattuthal
*231.tell- tyela- yaaaththal ; tell[E] = yaaththal.
*232.burn in- tyela- thee iduthal; thee- fire.
*233.to drive/ oxen- tyi – maattai oaattu / maadu- cattle.
234.drive cattle- tyikiza- oaatttuka /drive ; aadu maattai ottai oaattuka ;aadu- goat; maadu- cattle; ottai- camel.
235.get burnt- tyiseka-thee iduka /to burn; thee- fire.
*236.stop- tyityi- thadu
*237.steal- tyola- eduththal
238.dive- tyula- paaithal
*239.hot spring- tyutyu- uooththu/ spring
*240.bullock-ukulu- kaalai
241.a kind of owl- ukulu- ulookam ; letters are in reversed order.
242.goat- ukulu- yaezhakam ; letters are in reversed order.
243.old custom- vela- valakkam; valappam .
*244.break in pieces- vitya- udaiya/ broken
*245.be broken- vityeka- udaikka
*246.slash – vityela- vettuthal
*247.make to fall of- vutulula- veezhuthal; letters are jumbled.
248.anything that falls off- vutuluka- - veezhnthiduka ; letters are jumbled.
*249.fall upon- wela- veezha
250.expression surprise- wotyi- viyappu adaiya ; viyappu- surprise; adaiya- to get.
*251.leave- yeka –yaeka
252.wander- zula- alaiya
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