Madurai Tamil
Madurai Tamil, known as Madurai Bashai, is the dialect of Tamil spoken in the region of Madurai and over a vast geographical area of South Tamil Nadu, the area once ruled by the Pandiya kings. It differs substantially from Nellai Tamil, a region which was also part of the Pandiya domain.
Region of Madurai Tamil
The common dialect has made the term Madurai refer to a much larger area than it actually is. It is not uncommon for people from any of the above cities to introduce themselves as people of Madurai.Words of Madurai Tamil
- = Madurai
- = They're coming
- = They're going
- = There
- = Here
- = How much?
- = He is boring
- = Speak properly
- = Irrelevant
- = Plough
- = Sit and relax
- = Collective term for cousin
- = Take care
- = Useless fellow
- = Kerosene
- = Very little
- = Don't tell lies
- = They are going to scold
- = Don't fear
- = Only for that
- = Only for this
- = Drunkard
- = Beautiful woman
- = Steal, thieve
- = Elder Brother
- = Elder Sister
- = Get out of my way
- = Fool
- = Headweight
- = Mind your own business
- = Kidding
- = Fashionable
- = Fashionable
- = Showy, showing pride
- = Don't create a scene
- = Okay
- = Be careful
- = Ignorant
- = Waste fellow
- = Thief
- = Early morning
- = Slow
- = Up
- = Loft
- = Ladder