Tamil loanwords in other languages

In English
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English wordTamil wordTransliterationMeaning in English
Anicutஅணைக்கட்டுAnaikattuAnicut/Dam
Curryகறிkaṟirelish for rice
Catamaranகட்டுமரம்kattumarama type of boat[1]
Cherootசுருட்டுsuruṭṭuroll[2]
Corundumகுருந்தம்/குருவிந்தம்kuruntham/kuruvinthamruby[3]
Mangoமாங்காய்MaangaaiMango
Moringaமுருங்கைMurungaiMurungagaai
Mulligatawnyமிளகுத்தண்ணிmiḷaku-taṇṇīr/milaguthannipepper water[4]
Patchouliபச்சை இலைpachchai ilaigreen leaf[5]
Pandalபந்தல்pandhaltemporary shelter[6]
Pariahபறையர்ParaiyarOutcast
Ginger இஞ்சி வேர் Inji ver Ginger Root

In Malay

Loanwords from Tamil, mainly exist in cuisine, like Chinese and unlike Sanskrit. It mainly entered the lexicon of Classical Malay (and by extension, its Modern and Indonesian variants) with the immigration of South Indian traders who settled around the Strait of Malacca.

Malay wordTamil wordTransliteration Original Sanskrit wordMeaning in English
apamஅப்பம்apam kind of cake or Hoppers
bendiவெண்டிvendi okra/lady's finger
entarīntara next time
hartaஅர்த்தம்arttam artham (अर्थ)wealth/material
kapalகப்பல்kappal boat
kedaiகடைkadai foodstall
kuilகோயில்koyil temple/shrine
kolamகுளம்kulam Pool of water
kotaகோட்டைKottai kOTa (कोट), kuTa, kOTTafort
manggaமாங்காய்mangkai mango
pelanpāḷam slow
petaபடம்Paṭaṁ pata (पट)map
samaசமம்sama/samam samam (equal)same
singaசிங்கம்singam simham (सिंह)lion
telunjuktālunḍuk index finger
topiதொப்பிtoppi hat

In Mauritian Creole
Creole Tamil Meaning
KaliKalliName of a plant
NotchiNotchiName of a plant
Mourouk (Muruku)MurungaiName of a tree
VetivertVettiverName of a plant
AttAttaName of a fruit
GoyaveKoyyuName of a fruit
PipangayePeerkanggayeName of a vegetable
MourroungMurungai (முருங்கை)Moringa
PatolPudolName of a vegetable
AvraykaAvaraykayeName of a vegetable
KotarangaKottuvarangayeName of a vegetable
KotomiliKottumalliName of a vegetable
KaroupillayKaruvepilayName of a vegetable
BetelVettrilayeName of a vegetable
PakPakuName of a vegetable
PutuPittuName of a cake
OundayOuroundayName of a cake
MourkouMouroukkouName of a snacks
Ayo!Ayyo!Exclamation

In Sinhala

Sinhala words of Tamil origin came about as part of the more than 2,000 years of language interactions between Sinhala and Tamil in the island of Sri Lanka.

In Sinhala words

In the following list, Tamil words are romanised in accordance with Tamil spelling. This results in seeming discrepancies in voicing between Sinhala words and their Tamil counterparts. Sinhala borrowing, however, has taken place on the basis of the sound of the Tamil words; thus, the word ampalam, [ambalam], logically results in the Sinhala spelling ambalama, and so forth. However, the Tamil language used here for comparison is Tamil as spoken in Sri Lanka.

In Sinhala verbs

Several verbs have been adopted into Sinhala from the Tamil language. The vast majority of these are compound verbs consisting of a Tamil origin primary verb and a Sinhala origin light verb.

See also

References
  1. "Catamaran; Define Catamaran at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  2. "Cheroot; Define Cheroot at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. "Corundum; Define Corundum at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  4. "mulligatawny, n.". Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 2003.
  5. "patchouli". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  6. "Pandal; Define Pandal at Dictionary.com". Dictionary.reference.com. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  7. Mar Thomma Margam by Pathikulangara Varghese Kathanar
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