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Tamil
Etymology
From நெல்லை (nellai) and தமிழ் (tamiḻ).
Pronunciation
Noun
நெல்லை தமிழ் • (nellai tamiḻ)
- one of the dialects of Tamil spoken in the districts of Tirunelveli, Tenkasi and Thoothukudi and over the vast area of south Tamil Nadu.
- Synonyms: (informal) திருநெல்வேலி பாஷை (tirunelvēli pāṣai), (alternative name) திருநெல்வேலி தமிழ் (tirunelvēli tamiḻ)
See also
- யாழ்ப்பாண தமிழ் (yāḻppāṇa tamiḻ, “Jaffna Tamil dialect”)
- ஈழ தமிழ் (īḻa tamiḻ, “Sri Lankan Tamil dialects”)
- ஐயங்கார் தமிழ் (aiyaṅkār tamiḻ, “Iyengar Tamil dialect”)
- ஐயர் பாஷை (aiyar pāṣai, “Brahmin Tamil dialect”)
- கொங்கு தமிழ் (koṅku tamiḻ, “Kongu Tamil dialect”)
- மட்டக்களப்பு தமிழ் (maṭṭakkaḷappu tamiḻ, “Batticaloa Tamil dialect”)
- நீர்கொழும்பு தமிழ் (nīrkoḻumpu tamiḻ, “Negombo Tamil dialect”)
- பெங்களூர் தமிழ் (peṅkaḷūr tamiḻ, “Bangalore Tamil dialect”)
- மத்திய தமிழ் (mattiya tamiḻ, “Central Tamil dialect”)
- மெட்ராஸ் பாஷை (meṭrās pāṣai, “Madras Tamil dialect”)
- மதுரை தமிழ் (maturai tamiḻ, “Madurai Tamil dialect”)
References
University of Madras (1924–1936) “நெல்லை”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press