Nellai Tamil, also known as Tirunelveli Tamil, is one of the dialects of Tamil

Tamil language

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore...

 which is spoken in the districts of Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli , also known as Nellai , and historically as Tinnevelly, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Tirunelveli District and the sixth biggest city in Tamil Nadu...

 and Thoothukudi

Thoothukudi

Thoothukudi , also known as Tuticorin, is a port city and a Municipal Corporation in Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thoothukudi is the headquarters of Thoothukudi District....

 as well as over the vast area of south Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...

 which was once ruled by the Pandiya Kings. Nellai Tamil is also known as Thenpaandi Tamil. Thenpaandi Seemai refers to the part of a Pandya kingdom which includes the present day Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli

Tirunelveli , also known as Nellai , and historically as Tinnevelly, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Tirunelveli District and the sixth biggest city in Tamil Nadu...

 and Tuticorin Districts.

Regions of Nellai Tamil

• Tirunelveli
  Tirunelveli
  Tirunelveli , also known as Nellai , and historically as Tinnevelly, is a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the headquarters of the Tirunelveli District and the sixth biggest city in Tamil Nadu...
  
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• Palayamkottai
  Palayamkottai
  Palayamkottai , known as the "Oxford of South India", is a town in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. It is part of the Tirunelveli city corporation. It is on the eastern bank of the Thamirabarani river, while its twin city Tirunelveli is on the western bank.-Etymology:The archaic word Palayam...
  
  
• Tuticorin
• Virudunagar
• Tenkasi
  Tenkasi
  Tenkasi pronounced as is a town and a municipality in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in the foothills of the Western Ghats near the Courtallam Waterfalls.Tenkasi is also famous for saaral...
  
  
• Panpoli
  Panpoli
  Panpoli is a small village situated near Sengottai in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, India.Panpoli is a beautiful place to visit for its greenish environment, hill views and its humanity....
  
  
• Kovilpatti
  Kovilpatti
  Kovilpatti , also known as Covilpatti, is a special grade municipality in Thoothukudi District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Belongs to Kovilpatti constituency...
  
  
• Ambasamudram
  Ambasamudram
  Ambasamudram is a taluk in Tirunelveli district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India. The entire taluk had a population of 392,226 as of 2001, with 42.5% classified as rural. The taluk is named for the principal town with the same name...
  
  
• Alangulam
  Alangulam
  Alangulam may refer to:* Alangulam, Virudhunagar, a town in Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu in India* Alangulam, Tirunelveli, a town in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu in India...
  
  
• Sankarankovil
• Tiruchendur
  Tiruchendur
  Thiruchendur is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This town has a different name called Thirucheer Alaiwai.-Demographics:...
  
  
• Srivaikundam
• Nazareth
  Nazareth, Tamil Nadu
  Nazareth is a town in the Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, India.- Geography :Nazareth is a town and too small to be marked on the map of India [but you can find it in Google Earth]. Situated near the southern tip of the country, it was named as Nazareth by the early missionaries. There is a...
  
  
• Udangudi
  Udangudi
  Udangudi is a Panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is a small village in Tamil Nadu, India situated near Thiruchendur. The village was once known for Vetrilai and Karupatti.-Demographics:...
  
  
• Thisayanvilai
  Thisayanvilai
  Thisayanvilai is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.-Demographics: India census, Tisaiyanvilai had a population of 19,557. Males constitute 48% of the population and females 52%. Tisaiyanvilai has an average literacy rate of 77%, higher than the national...
  
  
• Nanguneri
  Nanguneri
  Nanguneri is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.Nanguneri is a Taluk Headquarters in the District of Tirunelveli situate at a distance of from the headquarters of the...
  
  
• kadayanallur
  Kadayanallur
  Kadayanallur is a second largest city and a Ist Grade Municipal town municipality in Tirunelveli District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu of India....
  
  
• Radhapuram
• Sathankulam
  Sathankulam
  Sathankulam , also spelt as Sattankulam, is a panchayat town in Thoothukudi district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is away from Tiruchendur and from Tirunelveli. It is well-connected with Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Nagerkovil and Tiruchendur by road. An airport is at Tuticorin from...
  
  

Words of Nellai Tamil

• Annaachi = address a known or unknown elder person
• Yemmaa = address a known or unknown female
• eppadi irukkeeva = How are you
• Chuvamthaana = are you doing well
• chuvamaa irukeyalaa = Are you doing well, Are you in good health
• un velaya pathutu pole = Mind your own business and go
• Elei= Dai, Hi dude
• ava[Aval]= she
• enga thooraama poreeya = are you going somewhere
• avan cholludhamle = He says
• naan cholludhamle dai = I am saying
• engittu[Enge] = where
• ingittu[Inge] = Here
• angittu[Ange] = there
• engittu ponaamle avan = where did he go
• andhaanikku = After that, so
• Kalavaani = Thief
• Avvuha[Avarkal] = Him (respectful form - III-person Singular), They (also used for III-person plural)
• seththa neeram[Konjam Neeram] = After some time
• chollya paaru - do your work
• nikki - waiting
• pessaati iru - keep quiet, be idle
• thinnu vae - eat dude
• Posamutti - thoughtless, Irritating
• kana neram - for a long time
• udayathila - at sunrise or early morning
• anthiku - at sun set or evening
• uchi velai - mid-day when sun is just above the head.
• choli - work
• thondi - a basket made of palyrah leaf to lift water from wells
• alavu panai - a male palmyrah tree (alavu=flower peduncle)
• paduva rascal - a mischievous trouble maker
• thevatti thadian - one who survive without doing any work
• thenda choru - a person who eats but not work or earn for it
• al(r)iyandam - irritating
• mundani - three mahani (1/16 of a measure)
• piruvai - female lamb or goat calf
• shenai - pregnant (animal)
• masakkai - fainting (mainly during pregnancy)
• sappani - lame legged
• sappunnu - without taste
• komattu - vomit
• chillatai - person of baad manners (also the netted fibre in petiole of palmyra leaf)
• chonkipayal - a useless person
• Aatha - Amma and or grandma
• manamketta pulaiappu - a shameful life
• choranai - self-esteem
• vetti paechu - a useless talk
• vakaram - crude or vulcar
• cherkai - association or friends
• muluhamal - (without shower) symptom of early pregnancy
• Kodai - temple festival (mostly in sudalai or amman temples)
• Kaniyan - a male dancer in woman dress (conventional dancers in sudalai or amman temple)
• padaiyal - cooked rice, meat and vegetables heaped in front of statues of sudalai or amman temple
• shenai idly - a stuffed (with pulses) idly prepared for pregnant ladies
• Kadu kaduppaga - bad mood with anger or irritation
• nonjan - a lean person
• vaya kadu - wetlands
• therikadu - red sandy soil tract (like a desert) in south tirunelveli
• Chevakadu - red soil dryland
• karisa kadu - black soil land (cotton belt)
• Vellavi - process of washing clothes using saline soil (bicarb) and steam by dhobies
• suttrumani - mangal sutra or thali or jewels worn by married ladies
• Aruthali - a widow (whose thali was cut)
• Ammanji - an innocent or childish
• vambu - trouble
• cumbam pullu - cumbu - pearl millet
• Cholam - sorghum grain
• mara curri - vegetable curry
• vilai - agricultural land ( like villa)
• Chunai - a stream ( Arunchunai katha sastha near Tiruchendur)

திருநவேலி - திருநெல்வேலி
அண்ணாச்சி - பெரியோர்களை மரியாதையாக அழைப்பது

ஆச்சி : வயதான பெண்மணி - Elderly Women;. தமிழகத்தின் திருநெல்வேலி, தூத்துக்குடி மாவட்டங்களில் 'பாட்டி'யை ஆச்சி என்று அழைப்பார்கள். .

பைதா - சக்கரம் ( wheel; In maths (English) pie x Dia(meter) is circumference!!)

கொண்டி - தாழ்ப்பாள்

பைய - மெதுவாக

சாரம் - லூங்கி

கோட்டி - மனநிலை சரியில்லாதவர்.

வளவு - முடுக்கு,சந்து

வேசடை - தொந்தரவு

சிறை - தொந்தரவு

சேக்காளி - நண்பன்

தொரவா - சாவி

மச்சி - மாடி

கொடை - திருவிழா

கசம் - ஆழமான பகுதி

ஆக்கங்கெட்டது - not cconstructive (a bad omen)

துஷ்டி - எழவு (funeral)

சவுட்டு - குறைந்த

கிடா - பெரிய ஆடு (male)

செத்த நேரம் - கொஞ்ச நேரம்

குறுக்க சாய்த்தல் - படுத்தல்

பூடம் - பலி பீடம்

அந்தானி - அப்பொழுது

வாரியல் - துடைப்பம்

கூவை - an owl (bird of bad omen)

இடும்பு - திமிறு (arrogance)

சீக்கு - நோய்

சீனி - சர்க்கரை (Sugar)

Movies featuring Nellai Tamil

Nellai Tamil has been used in a number of Tamil movies. Some of them are

• Seevalaperi Pandi
• Dum Dum Dum
• Saamy
  Saamy
  Saamy is a 2003 Tamil film directed by Hari starring Vikram and Trisha. The film's music was composed by Harris Jayaraj. This film was a blockbuster of the year and was a musical hit too...
  
  
• Ayya
  Ayya
  Ayya is a Pali word, translated as "honourable" or "worthy."It is most commonly used as a veneration in addressing or referring to an ordained female Buddhist monk, most often of the Theravadan tradition in southeast Asia...
  
  
• Kovil
• Thamiraparani
  Thamiraparani
  Thaamirabharani is a 2007 Indian Tamil film written and directed by Hari. The film stars Vishal, newcomer Bhanu, Prabhu, Vijayakumar, Nadhiya and Nassar in lead roles. The film's score and soundtrack are composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja...
  
  
• Roja
  Roja
  Roja is a 1992 Tamil political drama, romance film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film was subsequently dubbed in Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and Telugu....
  
  
• Thirunelveli
• Kushi
  Kushi
  are skewers used in Japanese cuisine to hold and pierce food for grilling and frying, such as yakitori. They range in length from about 15 to 30 cm. Kushi may be made of steel, bamboo, or wood. The steel and wooden varieties are reusable, while those made from bamboo are usually only used...
  
  
• Sillunu Oru Kadhal
• Raman Thediya Seethai
  Raman Thediya Seethai
  Raman Thediya Seethai is a Tamil drama film written and directed by K. P. Jegannath, starring Cheran, Pasupathy, Nithin Sathya in the lead male roles whilst Vimala Raman, Remya Nambeeshan, Navya Nair, Gajala and Karthika play parallel female roles.-Plot:The first few scenes themselves set the...
  
  
• Pidichirukku
  Pidichirukku
  Pidichirukku is a 2008 Tamil romantic drama film, directed by Kanagu, starring Ashok, Vishakha Singh, Sampath Raj, Ganja Karuppu and Saranya Ponvannan. The cinematography is by Tha. V. Rameswaran and Manu Ramesan scored the music. 'Pidichirukku' was the title which N. Linguswamy was about to use...
  
  
• Kannum kannum
  Kannum Kannum
  Kannum Kannum is a Tamil film directed by G. Marimuthu who also wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues. Prasanna plays the leading role as Sathyamoorthy, and Udhayathara pairs with him. The film's score and soundtrack is composed by Dhina, with lyrics by "Kavi Perarasu" Vairamuthu...
  
  
• Dasavatharam
  Dasavathaaram (soundtrack)
  Dasavatharam is a Tamil language film directed by K. S. Ravikumar and produced by Oscar Ravichandran.-Music director:Early, on speculations were high that the lead actor Kamal Haasan wanted five separate music directors for the film, however the indications ceased when A. R...
  
  
• Seval
  Seval
  Seval is a Tamil language action drama film released in 2008. It stars Bharath, Vadivelu, Simran Bagga and Poonam Bajwa in the lead roles.-Plot:...
  
  
• Thoothukudi
  Thoothukudi
  Thoothukudi , also known as Tuticorin, is a port city and a Municipal Corporation in Thoothukudi district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Thoothukudi is the headquarters of Thoothukudi District....
  
  
• Veeramum Eeramum
  Veeramum Eeramum
  Veeramum Eeramum is a Tamil language film released on 5 October 2007. It starred Saravanan, Sonika and Krishna in the title roles.-Plot:Shankar Ayya is the 'godfather' of Tuticorin and the villages around it, where the Aruvaal culture prevails...
  
  
• Gentleman
  Gentleman
  The term gentleman , in its original and strict signification, denoted a well-educated man of good family and distinction, analogous to the Latin generosus...
  
  
• Anniyan
  Anniyan
  Anniyan is a 2005 Tamil psychological thriller film directed by S. Shankar. The film stars Vikram, Sadha, Prakash Raj, and Vivek, while featuring background score and soundtrack composed by Harris Jayaraj. The film was released worldwide on 10 June 2005....
  
  
• Saadhu
• Pudhu Nellu Pudhu Naatthu
• Punnagai Mannan
  Punnagai Mannan
  Punnagai Mannan is a 1986 Tamil language film starring Kamal Haasan in the lead role of the protagonist. The film was directed by K. Balachander.-Cast:Kamal Haasan Sethu/Chaplin ChellapaRevathi Malini...
  
  
• Veelai Kedaiciruchu
• Tanneer Tanneer
• Angadi theru
• Rettaisuzhi
  Rettaisuzhi
  Rettaichuzhi is a 2010 Indian Tamil-language drama film written and directed by newcomer Thamira. It stars ace filmmakers K. Balachander and Bharathiraja in lead roles along with Anjali, debutant Aari, Manobala, Ilavarasu, Karunas and Jayachitra in supporting roles. The film released on 23 April...
  
  
• Singam
• Thevar Magan (madurai backdrop, has the song 'thenpandy seemayile')