| ādāyama | Income | ஆதாயம் | Profit | Trade |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| akkā | Elder sister | அக்கா | Elder sister | Kinship |  |
| ambalama | Way-side rest | அம்பலம் | Public place | Daily |  |
| ämbäṭṭayā | Barber | ampaṭṭaṉ | Barber | Trade |  |
| āṃgāṇiya | Stall (in a market) | அங்காடி | Market | Trade |  |
| ānā | Man | ஆண் | Man | Daily |  |
| āṇḍuva | Government | āṇṭāṉ | Rich man with many slaves | Administration |  |
| appā | Father (regional/colloquial) | அப்பா | Father (Originally from Syriac word *Aba*) | Kinship |  |
| āppa | Hoppers | āppam | Hoppers | Food |  |
| araliya | Oleander | araḷi | Oleander | Botany |  |
| avariya | Indigo plant | avuri | Indigo plant | Botany |  |
| ayyā | Elder brother | ஐயா | Sir, father | Kinship |  |
| bā | Come | வா | Come | Daily |  |
| caṇḍiyā | Bandit, rowdy | saṇdiyar | Bandit | Daily |  |
| cīttaya | Chintz | cīttai | Chintz | Trade |  |
| ediriya | Opposition, hostility | எதிரி | Opponent, enemy | Military |  |
| galkaṇḍuva | Sugar-candy | கற்கண்டு | Sugar-candy | Food |  |
| iccāva | Flattery | iccakam | Flattery | Daily |  |
| iḍama | Site, land | இடம் | Place, site | Construction |  |
| īḷa | Asthma | īḷai | Asthma | Daily |  |
| ilakkaya | Target | இலக்கு | Target | Military |  |
| ilakkama | Number | இலக்கம் | Number | Trade |  |
| iḷandāriyā | Young man | இளந்தாரி (இளைஞன்) | Young man | Daily |  |
| iḷavuva | Death, funeral | இழவு | Death | Daily |  |
| iraṭṭa | Double, even number | இரட்டை | Double, even number | Trade |  |
| īyam | Lead | ஈயம் | Lead | Daily |  |
| jāḍiya | Jar | சாடி | Jar | Daily |  |
| jōḍuva | Pair | ஜோடி | Pair | Daily |  |
| hodi | Gravy | soti | Daily |  |  |
| kaḍalē | Chickpea | kadalai (paruppu) | Chickpea | Food |  |
| kaḍasarakkuva | Spice, curry stuffs | kadai + sarakku | Shop + Goods | Trade |  |
| kaḍaya | Shop | கடை | Shop | Trade |  |
| kaḍinama | Haste | kathi | speed | Daily |  |
| kaḍiyāḷama | Bridle | கடிவாளம் | Bridle | Military |  |
| kaṃkāṇiyā | Overseer | கண்காணி (கங்காணி) | Foreman | Administration |  |
| kalanda | *A small measure of weight* | kaḻañcu | *Weight of 1.77&nbsp;grams* | Trade |  |
| kalavama | Mixture, blend | கலவை | Mixture | Daily |  |
| kālaya | Quarter | கால் | Quarter | Trade |  |
| kaḷudäävā | Donkey | கழுதை | Donkey | Daily |  |
| kambiya | Wire | கம்பி | Wire | Trade |  |
| kāndama | Magnet | காந்தம் | Magnet | Trade |  |
| kaṇisama | Size | கணிசம் | Size, amount | Daily |  |
| kaṇṇāḍiya | Mirror, spectacles | கண்ணாடி | Mirror, spectacles | Daily |  |
| kappama | Tribute | கப்பம் | Tribute | Military |  |
| kappara | Small ship | கப்பல் | Ship | Trade |  |
| kappi | Grit, bruised grain | kappi | Coarse grits in flour | Daily |  |
| kappiya | Pulley | kappi | Pulley |  |  |
| kāvala | Protection |  |  |  |  |
| kayippu | Catechu |  |  |  |  |
| kayitālama | A small type if cymbal |  |  |  |  |
| kāppuva | Bracelet | காப்பு | Bangle | Daily |  |
| kärapottā | Cockroach | கரப்பான் | Cockroach (SL) | Daily |  |
| karavaḷa | Dried fish | கருவாடு | Dried fish | Food |  |
| kāsiya | Coin | காசு | Small change, coin | Trade |  |
| kasippu | Illicit liquor | kacippu | Illicit liquor | Trade |  |
| kaṭṭumarama | Catamaran | கட்டுமரம் | Catamaran | Trade |  |
| kayiyeliya | Cloth with coloured | kaili | Multicoloured cloth worn by Muslims | Daily |  |
| keṇḍa | Calf | keṇdai(kkāl) | Calf | Daily |  |
| keṇḍiya | Pitcher | keṇṭi | Pitcher | Daily |  |
| kiṭṭu | Close, near | kiṭṭa | Close, near | Daily |  |
| koḍiya | Flag | கொடி | Flag | Administration |  |
| kollaya | Plunder, pillage | koḷḷai | Plunder | Military |  |
| kombuva | *Name of the sign ෙ* | kombu (lakaram) | *Name of the sign ள* | Daily |  |
| kōn | *Part of a name* | kōṉ(ar) | *Name pertaining to members of the Iṭaiyar caste* ("shepherd, king") | Personal name |  |
| kōṇama | *A loin cloth for men* | கோவணம் | *A loin cloth for men* | Daily |  |
| koṇḍaya | Plait/bun of hair | கொண்டை | Bun/plait of hair | Daily |  |
| kottamalli | Coriander | கொத்தமல்லி | Coriander | Botany |  |
| koṭṭaya | Pillow | கொட்டை | Nut, round shape, pillow | Daily |  |
| kōvila | Hindu temple | கோயில் | Temple | Daily |  |
| kūḍama | Shed, Resthouse | Daily |  |  |  |
| kuḍaya | Umbrella | குடை | Umbrella | Daily |  |
| kūḍaya | Basket | கூடை | Basket | Daily |  |
| kūḍuva | Nest, cage | கூடு | Nest, small box | Daily |  |
| kulala/kuḷala | Pipe | kuḻal | Tube, musical pipe | Daily |  |
| kulappuva | Confusion | குழப்பு | to confuse | Military |  |
| kūlama | Pond | குளம் | Pond | Agricultural Term |  |
| kurumbā | Young coconut | kurumbai | Young coconut | Food |  |
| kuliya | Rent | கூலி | Rent, pay | Administration |  |
| kuṭṭama | A Pair | Daily |  |  |  |
| machan | Term of endearment along males | Daily |  |  |  |
| Malaya | Hill country | மலை | Hill | Place name |  |
| māmā<sup contenteditable="false">&#x5B;*<span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2009)">citation needed</span>*&#x5D;</sup>. | Maternal uncle | மாமா | Maternal uncle | Kinship |  |
| marakkalaya | Boat, Ethnic Moor, Sampan | marakkalam | (Sailing) Boat | Fishing |  |
| massinā | Brother-in-law | machiṉaṉ | Brother-in-law | Kinship |  |
| mayil | Fur, any hair other than on the head/face | Daily |  |  |  |
| mella | Gentle, tame, obedient | Daily |  |  |  |
| mudala | Money | முதல் | Capital | Trade |  |
| mudalāli | Merchant, owner of a shop | முதலாளி | Merchant | Trade |  |
| mudali | *Part of a name* | mudhaliyār | Name of a caste | Personal name |  |
| muḍukkuva | Narrow street, slum | Daily |  |  |  |
| mulu | whole, entire | Daily |  |  |  |
| muranḍu | Obstinate, wanting to fight | Daily |  |  |  |
| muruṃgā | "Drumsticks", the edible fruits of the Drumstick tree (Moringa oleifera) | muruṅgai | Horse-radish tree | Food |  |
| mūḍiya | lid | Daily |  |  |  |
| mūṭṭi | Earthen cooking pot | Daily |  |  |  |
| mūṭṭuva | bale/bagful | Daily |  |  |  |
| nāḍagama | Stage-play | நாடகம் | Drama, stage-play | Culture |  |
| nōṃjal, nōṃcal | feeble, unsteady | Daily |  |  |  |
| naṃgī | Younger sister | naṅgai | Young girl | Kinship |  |
| nōnḍi, nonḍi | lame | Daily |  |  |  |
| nūla | String/Thread | Daily |  |  |  |
| oppuva | Proof | oppu | Administration |  |  |
| ottē | Odd number | otṟai | Odd number | Trade |  |
| ottuva | Espionage | otṟu | Espionage | Administration |  |
| padakkama | Medal | பதக்கம் | Medal | Administration |  |
| pāḍama | Lesson | பாடம் | Lesson | Culture |  |
| paḍiya | Wage | paṭi | Extra pay | Administration |  |
| pālama | Bridge | பாலம் | Bridge | Construction |  |
| paḷiya | Revenge | paḻi | Guilt, revenge | Daily |  |
| palliya | Church/Mosque | பள்ளி | Church/Mosque | Daily |  |
| pandalama | Bower, shady place | பந்தல் | Bower, shady place | Daily |  |
| pandama | Torch | பந்தம் | Torch | Religious |  |
| peruṃkāyam | Asafoetida | Asafoetida | Daily |  |  |
| parippu | Lentils | paruppu | Lentils | Food |  |
| piṭṭu | *A rice dish* | piṭṭu | *A rice dish* | Food |  |
| poḍi | Small, little | podi | Small | Daily |  |
| poṭṭuva | Bindi | pottu | Daily |  |  |
| poraya | Fight | pōr | Fight | Military |  |
| poronduva | Agreement, promise | porundhu- | To fit, to agree | Daily |  |
| porottuva | Delay, waiting | poṟutthu | Having waited | Daily |  |
| pūccama | Boast, brag | Daily |  |  |  |
| pullē | *Part of a name* | Pillai | *Part of a name* (originally a Hindu title) | Personal name |  |
| pūṇa nūla | Sacred string/cord that Brahmins wear over their shoulder | poo-nool | Daily |  |  |
| saiva, sāiva | Shivaite | Daily |  |  |  |
| salli | Money | சல்லி | Coin | Trade |  |
| saṇḍuva | Fight | சண்டை | Fight | Military |  |
| sekkuva | Oil mill | Daily |  |  |  |
| sembuva | Small metal pot | Daily |  |  |  |
| seṃkamālaya | jaundice | Daily |  |  |  |
| sereppuva | Sandals | seruppu | Sandals | Daily |  |
| sotti | Crippled, deformed | sothhai | Emaciated person, defect | Daily |  |
| suli | whirl, vortical | Daily |  |  |  |