Talk:List of English words of Tamil origin

message: Ukrasa paksi  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2401:4900:4ACD:1302:1:0:F162:7B3B (talk) 14:48, 10 October 2020 (UTC)

message: Anaconda is word of Tamil origin anai-kondra meaning elephant killer.http://archive.org/stream/ophidiataprobani00wall#page/48/mode/1up  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nithinprakashz (talk • contribs) 05:38, 16 February 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Anaconda

message: ::The english word "one"  came from the ancient tamil word "onru" and "eight" is also form "ettu". Anyone who arguing and insulting the people who are trying to predict this, can go for an etymological research. You can easily insult. But truth never dies. Tamil language is still living and has strong base. Some good researchers from britain knew about this and just look at those and then insult them. --Inbamkumar86 (talk) 07:26, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Similar sounding words in English and Tamil removed 03/15/06 

message: I removed 'cashew' because all sources I've been consulting say that it's from Portuguese from a South American language (probably Tupi)  and no source has been cited to contradict this.  Feel free to try and find one.--Hraefen 19:18, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Cashew

message: I think that's quite unnecessary. In most cases, there's only a minor difference (such as an Anglicized spelling of the Tamil word). That can go. Cribananda 01:09, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I disagree. It provides a complete picture of the etymological scholarship on each word. Plus there were other improvements in the new version. Stop reverting. Try improving it instead. Nohat 06:10, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I disgree. You might have done a lot of work looking up all the dictionaries, but something like this 
) from miḷaku black pepper (transcribed thus in OED, miḷagu in AHD, and milaku  in M-W) taṇṇīr, water (transcribed thus in OED, taṇ, cool + ṇīr, water in AHD, and tanni in M-W)
is a complete waste. How does a small change in the English spelling do any help? Cribananda 06:16, 14 January 2006 (UTC)

text: Waste of what, exactly? It provides factual, verifiable information, and more than what was there before—AHD decomposes tannir into "tan", cool and "nir", water, information that was not on the page before. Nohat 06:23, 14 January 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Splitting OED and AHD etc. 

message: 1. What if the book does not have ISBN. Is it not reputative or authoritative
2. Do you mean to say that a book is not authoritative if it does not have ISBN. 
3. Most of the Indian Books do not have ISBN. What is the ISBN of the Hebrew and Greek Bible
: and  Nohat 19:00, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The method you propose is not really good enough for Wikipedia. Content must verifiable using citable sources. So far there has been a lot of bluster about how there are tons of Indian books that prove Tamil sources for these English words, but no actual, citable sources and evidence presented save a newspaper article that makes no claims about where it got its information from. Show us the goods and then we can discuss. But until then all this discussion is just speculation. Nohat 19:53, 13 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question to Hraefen

message: *That 'proves' that Tamil is the oldest written Dravidian language, but not that it was the only Dravidian language at the time.  There still are unwritten languages on this planet and it's perfectly conceivable that there were unwritten Dravidian languages at the time of the first appearance of Tamil literature.--Hraefen 17:01, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I was trying to respond to the statement " Whether or not Tamil is the oldest written Dravidian language is irrelevant if you can't produce a source (that others can check, mind you) that bears out your claim.  " by providing a source to say that it was the oldest written language.  Tamil is not proto-Dravidian, and the other Dravidian languages, or their ancestors, would obviously have been around in at least spoken form during this time.  -- Arvind 17:54, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

text: I have already agreed that his characterization of your question as stupid was uncivil, and I have nothing more to say about that. I also know that there has been enough written about Dravidian linguistics in English that it should be possible to find an English-language source confirming the Tamil-language source you do have. In some cases, of course, it really isn't possible to find a source in English, but I doubt this is one of those cases. As for the loss of the word "four", I think you have misunderstood what he wrote. He wrote "Telugu retains the proto-Dravidian /l/ of 'four' which has been lost in Tamil"; in this sentence the word "which" does not refer to the word "'four'", it refers to "proto-Dravidian /l/". His assertion is that the Telugu and Proto-Dravidian word for "four" contains an /l/ sound, while the Tamil word for "four" does not have the /l/ sound, and that this loss of the /l/ sound shows that in at least one way, Telugu is more linguistically conservative than Tamil. Angr/talk 14:01, 15 March 2006 (UTC)

text: He never said Tamil lost the /l/ sound in general, he said it lost it in the word for "four", which according to Dravidian languages#Numbers (itself based on  -- you have to scroll to the bottom to get to Dravidian), the Tamil word for "four" is naangu, which has lost the /l/ of Proto-Dravidian *na:l. Angr/talk 17:07, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: In Tamil, four is either "nangu" or "naal", as a search on the Koeln Tamil lexicon will show (search for "nal").  It is therefore factually incorrect to say that Tamil has lost the /l/ of the Proto-Dravidian word. -- Arvind 17:54, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  What happened to Verifiability

message: Nohat's comments were uncivil, although borderline. But, he was right in demanding verifiable sources. Arvind has given a number of sources at appropriate places above. Also, being a native speaker of Tamil, I know that naal or naalu is more commonly used to convey four in spoken Tamil than naanku, which is used mostly in formal writing. I also request DoctorBruno to let go of this instance of incivility and get on to editing. Also, we should all respect Wikipedia's policy of verifiability. -- Sundar \talk \contribs 05:27, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The 'L' in Naal=4 (spoken Tamil) and Naalugu=4 (Telugu) is both the same 'L', and this is the usual world-wide 'L', not the specific Dravidian/Marathi 'L' of say, naaL=day (Tamil). So I don't understand what anyone's point can be in this respect. Am I getting it wrong? I would like to be better informed. Regards, ImpuMozhi 06:03, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: My take

message: This page has witnessed and is witnessing counterfactual, sourceless, summary-less edits. 
* Further, we need to define when should a word 'W' be said to be imported into language 'L' from source 'S'. 
* As a case in point, I have spotted that the list here includes several words that entered English not directly from Tamil but instead from other immediate languages like French or Portuguese through ultimately Tamil. At the same time, the list also contains words which entered English directly through Tamil but ultimately from other languages like Sanskrit or Pali! Needless to say, you can either have your cake on the table or in your tummy, but not both. 
* Further, I have spotted following words for which there is either no evidence or not sufficient evidence to trace their origin to Tamil. They include coir, corundum, candy, cot, pagoda, peacock
. I have not removed them from the list, thus far. I shall wait for the proponents to provide a reasoning for their inclusion....
isoham (talk) 18:49, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
thread_title: Counterfactual edits

message: The word for teak in malayalam is tēkkŭ (തേക്കു്)not tēkka (തേക്ക) as stated in the article, unless an archaic form is meant. --Grammatical error 20:14, 30 May 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  tekka or tekku 

message: * Moringa
The Wiki entry says it is of Tamil origin
*Punani Wiki entry says of Tamil origin via TrinidadRaveenS
*Well, what are the sources on those pages?  I hope you can understand that an encyclopedia cannot cite itself as a source.--Hraefen Talk 19:03, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I left the work to others to find the source :-))  because a taxon name should have credible sources but [[Punani] i slisted under may be category. RaveenS 19:09, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: From Wiki entries

message: Well, it's been about 10 months, and there are no sources for any of the "words currently debated", so I am removing them and placing them here until reliable sources can be presented for them:
These words have possible Tamil origin, but there is no source for them. They can be put back if someone can provide a source that asserts possible Tamil origin.
; Ginger : middle English gingivere, from old English gingifer and from old French gingivre, both from medieval Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberi, from Greek zingiberis, of middle Indic origin (akin to Pali singiveram), from dravidian : akin to Tamil இஞ்சி iñci, ginger (of southeast Asian origin) + Tamil வேர் vēr, root.
; Orange : Naranj (French)< Naranja (Spanish < Naranjah (Arabic) < Naranga (Sanskrit) < Narangai (Tamil) from naran (fragrance) + gai (fruit).
; Candy : Originally there was the phrase sugar-candy, from French sucre-candi, Italian zucchero candi, from Arabic sukkar qandî,  from Persian qand, from Sanskrit ;;khaNDu, from Tamil கண்டு kaṇṭu, meaning a ball of candied sugar.
; Coolie : Often attributed to tamil கூலி kūli meaning wage or hire,
These are almost certainly not of Tamil origin, as they have been in English since Middle English, and except for cry since Old English. Cry is ultimately from Latin.
; path: "paathai".
;Victory : vetri in Tamil
; cry: "karai" 
; cool:  "kulir" —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nohat (talk • contribs) 19:01, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Debated words 

message: Corundum as mentioned here is from kuruntam (Tamil). Kuruvintam is also mentioned. Kuruvintam means ruby in Sanskrit too. There seems to be conflicting information about whether kuruntam was derived from kuruvintam on the internet. While I am not sure of this derivation, I suggest that this information be included in the article(after verification, of course. Either they are derived from each other or they are cognates). My motive is that the page starts out with saying that these words are ultimately of Tamil origin. If it is found that (and I have considerable doubt) kuruntam is derived from sanskrit, I would say that it should be said so in the article or the word should be included in the page List of English words of Sanskrit origin instead, keeping in line with the tone of the tamil page. But the    list of english words of sanskrit origin page is not written in the same style as this page. I thought that this information can be given as a foot note or a minor point in this page. 
This is my first talk page edit. I apologize for any hard-to-understand/wrong content that I have written. I will include the external links after I figure out how to do that.
Ssri1983 09:26, 12 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corundum, origin 

message: Wiki Raja 10:54, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: WikiProject Dravidian civilizations

message: I removed the following items, which had been added:
; Editor : from ஏடிட்டோர் yedu ittor, a Tamil word for writer   (Source: OED)
; Ginger : from இஞ்ஜி வேர் Inji (ver), a Tamil word for ginger plant's root  (Source: OED)
; One :    from ஒன்று onru, onnu   (Source: OED)
; Moringa : from முருங்கை murungai , a Tamil word for drumstick  (Source: OED,AHD)
; Teak :   from தேக்கு theaku a Tamil word for wood  (Source: AHD,MWD)
; Orange : from ஆரஞ்சு (6+5 = 11 pieces in Orange) Aaranju,a Tamil word for 6+5   (Source: OED)
; Godown :  from கிடங்கு kidangu/kodangu a Tamil word for store room (Source: OED)
; Culvert :  from கல்வெட்டு kalvettu a Tamil word for a inscription chiseled in rock (Source: OED)
; Betrothal :  from பெற்றோர் ஒத்தல் petror othal a Tamil word denoting engagement function in presence of the parents (petror in Tamil), referred in modern day as Nichayathaartham (Source: OED)
; Juggernaut : from Jagannath, meaning eternal, or all powerful.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.90.68.217 (talk) 06:03, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  More patently wrong items added 

message: 1) I believe those words are not borrowed from Malayalam, and are "directly" borrowed from Tamil. Malayalam may contain those words because of it's spoilt(meaning altered) branching from Tamil. But those words are well in use in Tamil itself. The translators for the British during the colonial rule in India were Tamil. That is the major reason for the Tamil words in English.
Clearly all those words are "DIRECTLY DERIVED" from Tamil and I request removal of Malayalam from the article.
2) Whether or not the above is done, it would be better to remove the distinction between OLD and MODERN Tamil which sounds insulting to me. The usage of the so called MODERN Tamil is only due to spoilage/illiteracy or improper knowledge of the language. Also, the distinction can only be made if the old usage has undergone considerable deletions, which is not the case. Infact, the core grammar for the language was laid down 1000's of years ago(eg:The Tamil Classic "Tholkapium") along the delta of the river Cauvery and it is still the base for the language.
So, I request removal of words "OLD" and "MODERN".
In case Malayalam can't be removed, the subtitles can be changed as-
"MODERN" can be replaced by "Words Originated Directly From Tamil" and
"OLD" by "Words Originated Indirectly through Malayalam".  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Vayalir (talk • contribs) 14:42, 27 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: This request to remove Malayalam from the article is silly. This would by lake saying that we shouldn't mention the word chef is from French because the French word chef comes from Latin. If the etymologies claim Malayalam origin for an English word, then that means that the word was borrowed from Malayalam, not from Tamil, and saying it was borrowed from Tamil would be incorrect. This would be like saying that the English word lagniappe is borrowed from the Spanish la ñapa, which is incorrect: it was borrowed from the French lagniappe. It was the French speakers who borrowed the Spanish word la ñapa, not the English speakers. Nohat (talk) 18:48, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

text: I think it would be better to move the Malayalam words to their own page, with a link here saying that words borrowed from Malayalam are ultimately of Tamil origin. Nohat (talk) 04:01, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

text: Whether proximate or ultimate, the word origin can be used to refer to the language from which a word is borrowed. Should we also remove chef from List of English words of French origin because it is ultimately from Latin caput meaning "head"? I think not. While there is not universal agreement about when Tamil and Malayalam split from their common root stock, it is certainly not a pidgin or creole. The fact that Modern Tamil has changed less than Malayalam from their common root does not bestow it any special status. Nohat (talk) 23:49, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

text: This is incorrect and belies a misunderstanding of how language evolution works. The Tamil that was spoken 2,000 years is not the same Tamil that is spoken today. It may be very similar, but it is certainly not the same. English that is spoken today is not the same as it was 10 years ago or 100 years ago or 1,000 years ago—language is constantly evolving—and just because there is no clear boundary between something called 'old Tamil' and 'modern Tamil' does not mean that Tamil spoken 2,000 years ago is the same as Tamil spoken today. In the same way, Malayalam has the same root as the Tamil that is spoken today, but it simply has changed more and is known by a different name. While modern Tamil and the Tamil spoken thousands of years ago may be very similar, it is incorrect to say that modern Tamil is the root stock of Malayalam, for the obvious reason that modern Malayalam speakers did not get their words and grammar from modern Tamil speakers—they got it from their ancestors, and modern Tamil speakers got their words and grammar from their ancestors, and at some point in history those groups of ancestors were part of a single group speaking the same language. It is that group which is the common root stock of Tamil and Malayalam. Nohat (talk) 19:53, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

text: OED says the English word betel was borrowed from Portuguese betel which in turn was an adoption of the Malayalam word vettila. If you have a reliable source which says that it was borrowed from the Tamil word and not from the Malayalam, then feel free to include a relevant citation. Nohat (talk) 05:58, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

text: All this talk of "improper Tamil" and illiteracy caused by colonial rule is both irrelevant and unsupported by any reliable sources. If you have suggestions for improvements to this article which can be justified by reliable sources, then there's something to talk about. Otherwise, it's all a bunch of pointless bluster. If you think that your linguistically naïve and uncited claims are going to "teach" me something about Tamil, you're mistaken. Nohat (talk) 09:27, 8 March 2008 (UTC)

text: Of course Tamil and Malayalam share linguistic roots—you yourself said "it is Tamil which is the root stock of Malayalam". If you disagree with the prevailing theories about the relationship of Malayalam and Tamil, you should go argue on the Talk:Malayalam, because Malayalam is quite clear about the shared linguistic roots of Tamil and Malayalam, and that clarity is reflected here. You should be prepared to back up your claims with reliable sources. The introduction for the section is necessary to explain to readers why these words are on the "list of English words of Tamil origin" page at all—by explaining that these words which have been borrowed into English from Malayalam have Tamil origin because Malayalam has Tamil origin. As for "insulting" a language (what is that?), "filthy" comments, and "bluster" edits, I think you are bringing too much emotional baggage into this discussion. Nohat (talk) 03:38, 14 March 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  lol Nohat (talk) 02:39, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Relevancy Of Malayalam in this article and OLD/MODERN Tamil boundary 

message: This entry was recently added to the page:
; Bharatanatyam : from paratanattiyam Tamil, (Source: OED)
The marking "(Source: OED)" is incorrect because OED lists Sanskrit as the origin for Bharatanatyam. The etymology does mention Tamil—"Cf. Tamil paratanāṭṭiyam (applied to the revived form of the dance introduced in the 1930s)"—but Cf just means confer, and does not mean that the compared word is in any way the origin of the English word. If anyone can provide a reliable source that asserts Tamil origin for this word, we can keep it; otherwise it should be removed. Nohat (talk) 00:04, 11 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Bharatanatyam

message: This word for "God" could have come from the common Tamil name for God  "KadaUl", this is an ancient Tamil word for God and means (one who had gone above everythings). Buddha too called himself ThataKada (The one who has gone to suchness), The Tamil word "Kada" is highly sacred as some God names too has this word in them.  We need more research on this.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Malarmisai (talk • contribs) 17:50, 13 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  English Word God 

message: Bene~/Benefit : Payan
Nation : Naadu (Naadu means Native country in Tamil) (They say the word "nation" and "Native" comes from the Latin word "natus" but i dont know from where Tamil word "Naadu" came from.)
Climate : Kilamai (Its a word that defines seven days of the week representing seven planetary bodies including Sun and Moon, also means "under its control")
Hour : Kaala, Kaalai (Period in Tamil)
Year : Varudam,Gyaairu (Sun in Tamil)
Torque / Turn / Drehen(German) : Thiruhi, Thirukku (Thirumbu=Turn Back) etc...
Funeral /Funus : Pinam (means Corpse in Tamil)
'''
Girl: Kilathi (Lead women, Rich Girl)
'''
Pandal: Panthal
Friend/Favour/Free : Parinthu/Pattru/Parivu (Parivu word in Tamil means to show favour or affection)
Betel: Vetrilai
Action: Aakkam(To create/To prepare)
Level: Alavu
Teak: Thekku
Mad: Madamai (Mada = Moving  mind, Not Stable Mind)
Copra: Kopparai
Give/ Yield - Eegai
Sound: Osai
Surround: Chutru/Chutram
Ginger: Ingee
Heat: Veppam
Fire: Thee(Inverse of sound)
Lemon: Ezhumichai
Oral/Oration/Orate/Oracle : Urai ( Tamil it means To Speak, To give some news )
Villain: Ethiri (In Tamil it means "One who is with the Bow")
Orange:NaarthanKaai (A fruit with smell) (Naatram in Tamil means smell) ("Naa" sound in Tamil means "We Get hidden" like in Naakku, Naai, Naatram, Naakku etc..)
God: Kadavul
Cuff:Kaappu
Quest/Question : KEtpathu, KEl, KEtpa
Swear/Swor/An-Swer: Sol/Sor (சொற்)
Petal: Ithal
'''
Cigarette/Cheroot - Churuttu -(Cigar made by rolling tobacco leaves).
Kill: Koll
Seer: Seer (to make things right) The words Juri, Justice also should also be from this origin, "Seer Thooku"  means "To take things right".
Birth: Pirapu,Piranthu [In Tamil "Pira" means Other one, new one]
Bird: Paravai [In tamil Para is to spread out] Pa+ra to "More + taking to" the action to fly.
Clay: Kali
Capture: Kaipatru,  [In Tamil "Ka" means to Gain/know something, kai, Karam is Hand etc. Kar means Gaining . Words like Carry, Carrier too were close to Kar]
Bring/Brought: Peruka/Peruthal (பெறு)
Big/Broad : Peru (பெரு) /Parutha (I think the word "Veengu" could be more close to "Big")
More : Mali மலிந்த
Touch: Thodu
One:Onru
Five:Ainthu
Eight: Ettu
Vision: Vili (To see) [In Tamil the sound "Vi" means "To come out, Visible etc..." words like Vidai, Vilai, Vili, Vidu,Viri ]
Voice : Vaaisol ("Speak with mouth", "Vaai" refers to mouth)
Axle : Acchu + Ach+Chu = அ+ச்+சு  = Join inside.
Age : Vayathu
Easy/aisie: Eliya/ElithE
Roll/Round: Urul :Rotating or Round,  Urulai means Sphere. Uru means shape.
River: Aaru/Aruvi (Other European words for river are Ryo, Rio...) in Tamil AA+ru means "Source unknown + Takes to here"
Rice: Arici (Ari means to "Take within"  and  si= After breaking/removing)
Reap:Aruppu (Aru means to "Take to inside"  "pp" = Many)
Rich: Arasu(Arasu means kingdom in Tamil)
Right: Uriyathu(correct) / Uttra
Rare : Ariya
'''
Polish : Palinga (Smooth and Shining)
Hysteria : Pasalai (The sounds may not match exact, but the meaning are the same, refers to female hysteria)
Horse : Pari (The modern Tamil word for horse is Kuthirai, but "Pari" is the old word literal meaning "More it takes away"
Taboo: Tappu / Thavaru (Meaning "Wrong" in Tamil)
Commander:KOmaan, The king, In Tamil "KO" sound means Control from a distant place.
Want: VEndu
Copra: Kopparai - means Coconut shell. (Ko, sound means "Take as one", in shape to accept something like a coconut half shell , here it refers to the shape that take things as one.)
Hard: Kari , Kadi (Kadi means difficult to move in Tamil) "Kari"  means Sronger in Tamil.
Beauty: Pain(பைந் ) (in Tamil it often refers to something that is colorful).
Full : Mulu
Coir - Kayiru  - Ropes.
Curry - Kari - Sause /Consume
Mango - Maangaai
Join: Serntha
Crime: Kutram
Aim: Eei (In Tamil Eei means to shoot, To Take from distance)
Arm/Hand: Karam, Kai. (Ka+ra=Takes + Gives)
Leg: Kaal (Just inverse it) in Tamil "Kaa"   means support.( in German, "Keule" is Leg)
Star: Chudar (meaning Shinning, Bright) - சுடர் , the sanskrit word NakSatra should also be from this origin.
Dad: Thanthai : (May sound odd, but many languages including European has Tata, Tadah etc... for father., in Tamil "Than+thai" means "Keeping within his possession")
Parents: Petravar
Practice : Palaku/Palakkam
Brothel /Prostitute : Parathai (meaning Prostitute) "Para" means Spread and  not restricted.
Aunt : Atthai
 End:  Antham(Antham means End, or near to the destination)
Body: Dhegam, Udambu
Leaf : Ilai
Letter: Elutthu
Light : (Lean) : Ilaitthu
Thick/Thin: The sound "Thi" in Tamil itself means "condition", Thinai, thilai, thikai, thirai, thiram, thiru, thiri, thisai, thikal etc are others words that defines the condition of the object/place.("Thinai" means very smaller in size)
Blame : Pali
Plough: Ulavu
Pot: Paanai
World : Ulaku /Ulakam
Work: Ulai
Iron : Irumbu
Boat : Padaku (in French its "bateau")
Light(noun): Oli ("Li" sound means to leave from the surface)
Lake : Kulam (Latin "Lacus") in Tamil its inverse and Ku+la = Take inside + land refers to pond or lake.
Hole : Kuli (Ku+li=Take inside + Leaving the surface)
Hit: Idi
Attack: Thaakku
Cave:Kuhai
Child : Chiraar
Son: Magan (Here the sound is different but I need to highlight that in Irish and Scottish "Mac/Mago/makko" refers to son)
Sun : Sen (May not be the source, but Sen in Tamil comes to mean, "attractive" or "Bright", SenjGnayiru is common term to refer "Bright/Red Sun)
Prize: Parisu/parisam
Food/Feed : Pindam  or  from the words oon/oottu /
Know/Knowledge - Gnanam(Knowledge), Gnaalam(Worldly knowledge), In Tamil "Gnaayiru" means Sun, the ultimate en-lightener.
Cry:Kurai(Dogs Barking, Animal Shouting), Kural(Loud Speech) AluKural=Crying Loud, Imil Kural = Birds sound etc..
Stop: Thaduppu (Cut the S)
Sphear : Vael (Cut the S, Change P to V, and "R" To "L" these are common sound transitions)
Stud/Stick: Thadi (cut the S)
Shade/Shadow/Skot : Kudai (Cut the S) (Kudai means Umbrella, but early literature it means under the shade, under protection etc)
Stall/Stable : Tholuvam (Cut the S) (Tholuvam means cattle shed)
Se-parate: Pirithu
Snake: Naaka Paambu (Naaka is cobra a type of snake) in Tamil "Paambu" is snake. Naaga literally means "that which we need hidden"
Calf : Kanru
Shoulder: ThOl
Spread : Padar/Parantha
Side : Idai (Meaning, Sides also means "Flanks of a person") (Cut the S)
Stand : Thaangu (Withstand)
Throw: Thura, Thuranthu( in Tamil it means to reject or keep away from, one who keep  away from worldly pleasure is a Thuravi(monk))
Split : Piri  (cut the S)
Stack: Adukku (cut the S)
'''
Sudden : Udden (Immediately)
Sword: Vaal (cut the S)
Shore/Scorre: Karrai (cut the s)
Sharp : Koor
Short : Kuru (Cut the S)
Strength/Stren: Thiran (cut the S)
Street: Theru (again you have to cut the S :) )
Shield : Kedaya, Kedaka, Kiduku
Cash - Kasu - coins or dollars used by early Tamils.
Cattemaran - KattuMaram - Fishing boats that are made using wooden planks tied together.
Hundred: Nooru (not exact)
Pour: Poli/Peyal
Drizzle: Dhooral/Saaral
Root: Thoor (inverse in sound)
Eagle: Kalugu
Took: Thookku
Thatch : Thatti
Trans : Thiri (Change, There is a word "Thiritharu" that means Transform)
Adamant: Adangaa(Not in control)
Praise: Paaraattu
Aid/Aiudha: Udavi(means "help" in Tamil)
Place : Pulam
Cottage/Hut: Kudisai/Kudi
Nerve: Narambu (The strings of musical instrument Haarp(Yaal) is  Narumbu)
Foreign: Piran
Fear : Payam
Famous/Proud: Perumai
Force : POr ( Means "War" in Tamil)
Violence : Puyal (Means "Storm" in Tamil)
Fossil : Puthayal ("Treasure/Inside land", Puthai means to Bury)
Refer/Relate: Uravu
Malleable : Melliya (Soft)
Get : Konda
Make: Amaika
Mud: Maasu -Dirt (also "Mann" refers to sand in Tamil.)
Direction: Thisai
Flood : Vellam
Float : Thaval (தவழ்)
Fall or Feel : Veel (Veel means Falling , but in some cases it means to fall in love)
Field : Vayal
Fire : Viraku (Firewood or Fire source in Tamil, this  comes from the root "viri" (To open up breaking, up etc... the process of collecting dry wood from the trees, see below the word frissure)
Frissure : Viri / Virisal
Fault/Fail : Varumai/Variya ( "Varumai" or "Variya" , Means Poverty / Lack of returns)
Finger : Viral (Some little sound resemblance is there, this word comes from root "Viri" means  to spread, to break open etc...,)
Monkey : Manthi
Default : Thavaru (In Tamil it means "crime", ""wrong or acted wrong" and also "Thavirthal" for "missing or defaulting"")
Delicate : Thalir (Tender, The newly grown leaves)
Hunt: VEttu(not exact)
Aroma: Naarum. (Orange=Naarthan)
Call : Kooval ?
Battle/bataille /Battalion : Padai ( In Tamil Padai means Army)
Axe: Ari (Ari means "To take in, To cut") Axe=KOdAri
Bar: Paarai (Paarai means Large Rocks hidden inside and not easily moved)
Poem: Paadal, Poet: Paattinar
Arms: Aran (Aran in Tamil, means Tools for protection, often refers the King's fort, also Aranmanai=palace)
Arm: Karam(Karam in Tamil, means hand )  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 103.16.70.82 (talk) 17:02, 20 July 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: You have to use reliable sources to back it up, please use dictionaries such as DED or OXFORD. Thanks Kanatonian (talk) 14:45, 21 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  I have revised and collected many more words which may be usefull to update this article 

message: il ; இல் (il ) in tamil means not.
* citation : http://www.adhikaalai.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20226&Itemid=9 --Inbamkumar86 (talk) 23:16, 20 September 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  il 

message: The word 'letter' is derived from tamil word 'எழுத்து'. --Inbamkumar86 (talk) 09:38, 23 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Letter 

message: Jackfruit - The word "jackfruit" comes from Portuguese jaca, which in turn, is derived from the Malayalam and Tamil language term, chakka (Malayalam Chakka palam(Tamil): ചക്ക).[9]--Manuspanicker (talk) 11:23, 3 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Jackfruit 

message: It is the only one you will benefit from 45.121.88.61 (talk) 16:22, 10 December 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  It is the only one you will benefit from