Shivagnanabodham

Siva Prakasham - Author : Umapathi Sivam (1306AD)
Or Umapathi Sivachariyar

While Sivagnana Bhodam is not written as per 'aagamas' this epic is written just the same as Siva GnanaBodham but in an aagamic way.

Achuda Kalapaalan (he was a Kalapaarar) was father of Mai Kandar

Swethavana Perumal - Ven Kaadu (Thiru was added as prefix)
Arul Nambi Shivacharar

He was contemporary to Thiru Gnana Sambandar.

Mai Kandar worshipped Shiva Linga while Umapathi Sivam worshiped Nataraja at Chidambaram.

Lord Shiva's role is "azhikira thozhil' azhikira means to wipe of the dirt (not to destroy as depicted in vedas). Azhikira is as a mistake is wiped off using an eraser. - as per SivaPragasam by Umapati Sivam.

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Sundaramoorthi Naiyanar - sang only for two years between the age of 16 and 18. At the age of 16 he was married and after marriage he started singing and at the age of 18 he leaves to Kailasam, which is effectively just 2 years.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COwTEG3k010

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Rig Veda - is it practiced today.

The Rig Veda is the earliest text written by the Vedic people with a number of different texts like the Upanishads and Puranas written after that. So although the Rig Veda is still an important manuscript that defines various Hindu practices even now, it cannot be said that all the ideas in the Rig Veda are followed even now. Hinduism and Hindu practices as we know them today have been shaped a lot by the later texts, which contained ideas sometimes greatly differing from the Rig Veda; Stories were modified, existing religious practices were updated and new ones introduced, and a lot of changes were blended into the ever-changing fabric of our culture. Each such age, of which there can be considered as three major, brought about some changes in the practices that Hinduism stated and although many remained, it cannot be said that the guidelines/practices referred to in the Rig Veda are the ones being followed today, or, even, followed in the years following the composition of the Rig Veda.
Take, for example, the caste system : in the Rig Veda, the caste system of later times comprising the four Varnas was non-existent. The Rig Veda only speaks of two classes - the Aryas and the Dasas; Aryas apparently referred to the Vedic people and Dasas to the non-vedic ones which may include migrants from the south or people whose lands they might have captured, or possibly prisoners of war.
But as we all know, the later texts defined 4 classes - Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shudra;
This is not the only case, however, and many such ideas from the Rig Veda are furthered or updated in later texts and are the ones being followed today. So basically, the Rig Veda cannot be said to 'dominate' Hindu (not Indian, by the way) society today.
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Vedic deities like Indra and Agni and Ashwin brothers have been replaced by deities such as Krishna, Rama, even Hanuman. But these are seen as the incarnation of the supreme trinity, so in a way Hinduism has matured over the years from worshipping pagan dieties to trying to comprehend the forces that create, maintain and destroy the universe (not that the ancient sages didnt... For example see vedanta) Furthermore we don't have the saraswati river or the soma ras... These things had a very high importance in the vedic age. Nobody performs yagnas anymore. So while its ending part is relevant (as Vedanta) I'd say the beginning part, not so much. One last point is Sanskrit changed from vedic to classical too, and that means not everybody who can read Sanskrit can read rig Veda.

Tamil is unacknowledged mother of Sanskrit.

Sanskrit does have an image of antiquity,greatness,mother etc. not based on facts but more on 'marketing techniques'.Its like Coca Cola commanding a better image than pure 'water' just by its 'marketing'.Tamil is like 'pure water' with no 'Marketing Department '! Certain questions raised by Alvaro Hans ,in his study on the oldest languages of the world, is quoted below.

"What Language Did Aryan’s Speak ?
When Aryans invaded India, Circa 1500 B.C.they did not come with a language which had any known name.They should have spoken a kind of minor language with no script or literature.They found Tamil ,a highly developed language, spoken throughout Indian sub- continent upto Baluchistan in the Himalayas. Tamil was found to be a language with 3 independent fields of ‘Iyal (Prose),Isai (Music)and Natakam (Drama)’ .Dr.Vincent Smith ,a noted British historian,in his book on Early Indian History, refers to the contribution of Tamil,especially words borrowed by Aryans into their language. Tamil had developed advanced grammar ,as proved by the great grammar treatise ‘Tholkappiam’ .Later,.Panini’s Sanskrit grammar, has borrowed heavily from ‘Tholokappiam’.For e.g. ‘Sandhi rules’ of sentence construction.

Shaping Up Of Sanskrit

Over a period of time Sanskrit appropriated many Tamil words, altered a bit phonetically and made it as Sanskrit.Tamil was not used in official dealings .Instead of calling Tamil family of languages as’ Tamil Family of Languages’ they chose to call it ‘Dravidian’ languages.’Dravidian’ only means ‘Tamil’ in Sanskrit !Imagine ‘English’ being called in French ’Anglais’ language in Britain itself ! Similarly they borrowed Tamil script and called it as imaginary ‘Devanagari’ Script! There is no spoken language called ‘Devanagari’ at all !Then how can there be a well-developed script alone ? Similarly Tamil music was appropriated and called 'Carnatic’ music !The point to note here is that this ‘Carnatic Music’ is not found in Karnataka ! Tamil food is ‘South Indian food’ and Tamil hits are ‘Madarasi hits’!

Many north Indians are not aware of such a great language at all. My Gujarati friend was asking me innocently,whether Tamil word ‘Thannee’ for ‘water ‘is from Hindi ‘Paaani’! Then I explained to him how Hindi ‘Paani’ is from Tamil ‘Thannee’!

A Myth Is Born !
Over a period of time, a great myth, that Sanskrit was older than Tamil ,was born. It was also projected that Sanskrit is the most important language of India as well as the world ! This myth has been sustained over a period of almost 3000 years through media and all centres of higher learning .One should not forget the fact that Sanskrit was never a spoken language of the masses. It was basically a court language and widely used only for coded Vedic rituals .

Roots Of Sanskrit

The very word‘Sanskrit’appeared much later and means ‘refined script’.The word is derived from two Tamil words ‘semmai ‘meaning ‘refined’ and ‘kirukku’ meaning ‘scribble’ ie script. Most of the important Sanskrit words have their etymological roots clearly linked to Tamil..All spiritual words like ‘veda,puja,guru,vigyan, atma, homkund etc. are all Tamil words slightly altered phonetically and so ,it sounds different.For example,the Sanskrit word ‘Puj’ and Tamil word ‘Pusai’ are considered cognate words.While in Sanskrit the word is a morpheme (vide page 641 of Sanskrit-English ,Dictionary-Monier Williams), in Tamil the word ‘Pusai’ breaks down into “Poo+sei’.’Poo’ is ‘flower’ and ‘Sei’ is ‘to do’.The Tamil ritual ceremony done with flowers toTamil Gods , is thus called ‘Pusai’in Tamil.  In contrast ‘Puj’ in Sanskrit means ‘to honour,to worship’and this inference has no basis. Hence the etymology of Sanskrit word 'Puja' is Tamil word 'Pusai' only.’Poosari’ is ‘priest’ in Tamil.
Tamil etymology is clear,logical and acceptable unlike Sanskrit etymology which prima-facie appears uncertain and untenable.Research shows presence of large number of Tamil words in Sanskrit awaiting acknowledgement."
Hence Tamil certainly appears to be the mother of all Indian languages including Sanskrit.The word 'Arya' itself is from Tamil 'Ayya' which means 'respectable'.

Telugu Words (of Tamil Origin) - only special words are mentioned not all

Telugu Words (of Tamil Origin) - only special words are mentioned not all

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In Telugu In Tamil
Sagu (Farming)
Sagu Neeru (Water for Farming) Sagubadi (Agriculture)

Goru Chikkadu Kai (Clusterbean) Kooru / Kothu Avarai Kai

Nalla (Black) Nallam (Black) - eg: Nalla Pambu (Black Snake
commonly treated as Cobra) and Nalla Ennai for
gingili oil for this oil is extracted from black
seed of Til

Thomala Seva (Tirupathi) Thol Malai Sevai (Thol in Tamil is shoulders)
This is the seva of garland of flowers
Ungal Seva(Dolostavam)

Etymology of Places in India

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Puranam - is written after the pranam is over and the author did not live during the time of puranam and other other hand we have
Ithihasam - it is written during the same period when author was alive.
We have 18 puranas (written by Vyasa) and two
Ithihasam - Ramayanam (Valmiki - he was alive when Ramayana happened) and Mahabaratham (Vyasa was alive when this happened)
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Agni:

While cooking in olden times they used three stones and the fire is created in between these three stones. The triangular positoning of these three stones resemble Tamil alphabet 'Akh' and the fire that comes out of these three stones looks like the tongue of the alphabet therefore Akh Na (Na is tongue in Tamil). This world became Akhini over a period of time and finally to Agni.
AkhNa -- Akhini -- Agni.
Thus Agni is a word in Sanskrit of Tamil origin.
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Paarai = Stone
Pariyar = Those who live on mountains
Pariyan = Mountain dweller

Paraman has become Brahman
Paramam - Sarvam
Paramam Sivam - Sarvam Sivoham
Thus Brahma is no different from Shivam and every one accepts this... then what is ................Brahma Murari Surarchitha Lingam means?

Partha Saradhi
Partha in Tamil means "one who saw or witnessed"
Saradhi means Charittior
Partha is labelled as Arjuna and Arjuna's Saradhi is another version.

Karuthunan - Krishnan
Aan Mandi - Hanumantha
Anju Neyan - Anjaneya (he is friend of five elements)
Nambi - Nabi

Puli Sinda Kai
Puli is Taste --- Sinda - Spilled --- Kai is unripe fruit.
Simply in Tamil today we call it as Puli or Puli + Kai = Puliyangai
and in Telugu it is Sinda + Kai or Chintakai.

Then or Thun (Honey or Water)
Then Kai = Kai with water which became Tenkai in Telugu)

Veesu = to throw
Visiri = the one that throws, eg: Fan
Visanna Karra in Telugu

Rarely used English words

*Did You Know These Things Had Names?

*Glabella* - The space between your eyebrows is called a glabella.

*Petrichor* - The way it smells after the rain is called petrichor.

*Aglet* - The plastic or metallic coating at the end of your shoelaces is called an aglet.

*Wamble* - The rumbling of stomach is actually called a wamble.

*Vagitus* - The cry of a new born baby is called a vagitus.

*Tines* - The prongs on a fork are called tines.

*Phosphenes* - The sheen or light that you see when you close your eyes and press your hands on them are called phosphenes.

*Box Tent* - The tiny plastic table placed in the middle of a pizza box is called a box tent.

*Overmorrow* - The day after tomorrow is called overmorrow.

*Minimus* - Your tiny toe or finger is called minimus.

*Agraffe* - The wired cage that holds the cork in a bottle of champagne is called an agraffe.

*Vocables* - The 'na na na' and 'la la la', which don't really have any meaning in the lyrics of any song, are called vocables.

*Interrobang* - When you combine an exclamation mark with a question mark (like this ?!), it is referred to as an interrobang.

*Columella Nasi* - The space between your nostrils is called columella nasi.

*Armscye* - The armhole in clothes, where the sleeves are sewn, is called armscye.

*Dysania* - The condition of finding it difficult to get out of the bed in the morning is called dysania.

*Griffonage* - Unreadable hand-writing is called griffonage (Are you reading this dear doctors?)

*Tittle* - The dot over an "i" or a "j" is called tittle.
               and also a small written or printed stroke or dot indicating omitted letters or word
                  (like don't)

*Crapulence* - That utterly sick feeling you get after eating or drinking too much is called crapulence.

*Brannock Device* - The metallic device used to measure your feet at the shoe store is called Brannock device.
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The 26 letters of the English alphabet  are so intelligently arranged.

They show you the way of life..

"A"lways "B" e  "C" ool.   "D" on't  have "E" go  with  "F" riends  n Family.   "G" iveup   "H" urting  "I" ndividuals.   "J" ust  "K" eep  "L" oving  "M" ankind.   "N" ever  "O" mit  "P" rayers.   "Q" uietly  "R" emember  "G" od.   "S" peak  "T" ruth.   "U" se  "V" alid  "W" ords.   "X" press  "Y" our  "Z"eal.*                                        

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Bhosadike

Bhosadike.....

It may surprise you to know that the origin of the phrase "Bhosadike" is, in fact, an ancient Sanskrit greeting. "Bho Sadh Eke" meaning, "Sir, are you well?"

'Bho' is a term used for respectful greeting. Similar to Aho Jaise Bho Bho Balakah Shruyatam.

'Sadh?' is a prefix used for 'Good Things'. As in Sadh guru, Sadh bhavana, etc.

'eka' is a atmanepadi verb meaning 'To Be'. Other forms of this are:

ekatha ekethe ekanthe
ekase  ekethe ektheve
eke ekaavave ekamehe

Hence "Bhosadike" was a popular form of greeting in ancient India before the Mughals invaded India & prohibited it for some reason.

However some steadfast Indians  continued to use this greeting.

Therefore, to asassinate this greeting morally, the Mughals gave it profane and vulgar connotations, which unfortunately prevail even to this day ??.

It is time we revived our ancient Indian traditions heeding to the call of the purists to go back to our ancient way of life.

So say "Bhosadike" to all the people you meet and explain to them its true, pure meaning.

Bolo Bhosadike 

Drum Stick

Drum Stick is called "murunga oliphera" in botany...
This is derived from murungai of Tamil.

Etymology of the word 'sambandi'

Sambandi

Samam + Pandi

Samam in Tamil stands to mean 'equal', level playing field, etc  and the word 'pandi' refers to mean  a common batch of people who eat together in a function (usually such batch is among equals, i.e. friends sit together, children sit together, old age people is one pandi, etc).  When two groups of people are made to sit on a common platform to have food they are called samapandiyar in Tamil, this word over a period of time became 'sammandi'.
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Thriputi :
Every thing in this world is available in threes.
if there is an object the thriputi is the object, the person who say the object and the knowledge that understood that the object exists.

Actually when we realize that all the three is actually one she is called Tripura Sundhari or Trivikarma (male form)

Vama
jeshta

manonmani - the central point of saharashram

Mayeshwaran and Mayeshwari has become maheshwaran and mahaeshwari.


Ellaku in Tamil means the aim. Everyone of us have one or the other aim. The aim fullfilment is the attribute of Ellukumi. This word got deformed to Laxmi.

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Many Tamil words are present in Sanskrit and Hindi.They are phonetically altered beyond recognition.
My research in the subject reveals the following:
Tamil words in Sanskrit/Hindi
Veda The Etymology of the Sanskrit word "Veda" is given as 'sacred knowledge' at present.This etymology is not supported by any evidence by way of presence of related words in Sanskrit .
The Etymon 'Vithu'
The word'Veda' is derived from Tamil word 'Vithu'(வித்து ) which means 'seed' This word is derived fro verb 'Vithai' which means 'to seed' One who sows 'knowledge' is 'Vithuvan'(வித்வான் ) which means 'expert' in Tamil.'Vitham' is 'variety' in Tamil.''Vindhu' is 'semen' in Tamil.
Therefore,it is clear that the word 'Veda' and its offshoots,'Vidya' are derived from this Tamil word 'Vithu'( வித்து)
Puja The Sanskrit word ‘Puj’ and Tamil word ‘Pusai’ are considered cognate words.While in Sanskrit the word is a morpheme (vide page 641 of Sanskrit-English ,Dictionary-Monier Williams), in Tamil the word ‘Pusai’ breaks down into “Poo+sei’.’Poo’ is ‘flower’ and ‘Sei’ is ‘to do’.The ritual ceremony done with flowers to God , is thus called ‘Pusai’in Tamil. In contrast ‘Puj’ in Sanskrit means ‘to honour,to worship’and this inference has no basis. If cognate words in two languages X and Y are morphemes, the conclusion of cognation stands beyond question.But in case the word could be broken down further in X language, the probability of that word belonging to X language is certain.Hence the etymology of Sanskrit word 'Puja' is Tamil word 'Pusai' only.
Guru The Hindi word ‘Guru’ is believed to be derived from Sanskrit. Wiktionary says that it is from Hindi गुरू (guru) / Urdu گرو (guru), from Sanskrit गुरु (gurú, “venerable, respectable”), originally "heavy" and in this sense cognate to English grieve. (A traditional etymology based on the Advaya Taraka Upanishad (line 16)[1]describes the syllables gu as 'darkness' and ru as 'destroyer', thus meaning "one who destroys/dispels darkness
Now we may examine both views in depth. If both views are correct, we should be able to find other Sanskrit words containing ‘gu’ for ‘darkness’ or ru for ‘destroyer’.Similarly we find no supporting words for ‘heavy’ also either in Sanskrit or Hindi.
The Tamil word ‘kuru’ means ‘small particles’ and is extensively used in everyday usage.”Kuru man’(குருமண் )means’fine sand’ and this word is cognate to Greek ‘krume’ and English’gravel’. Ear wax is called ‘Kathu Kurumi’.’Kurunai ’ is ‘small broken pieces of rice’ in TL.Prickly heat blisters are called ‘Ver Kuru’ in TL.’Kurugia’ is ‘small’ used in the sense of ‘narrow’. ‘Kuruni’ is a measure of a small piece of land.‘Kuru mannar’ is a King for small territory.
‘Kuru’in TL also takes an extended meaning of’minute ie,very small’.Thus ‘Kurunathan’ a common Tamil name ,means ‘Master of any subject, who knows it to the minute level’. So teacher is called a ‘Kuru’ shortened form of‘Kurunathan’This TL word got into Sanskrit and became’Guru’in Sanskrit.

Apart from the clear meaning, the presence of ample no of supporting words in Tamil indicates that the most probable and acceptable root for ‘Guru’ is Tamil ‘Kuru’(குரு ) only.The presently accepted view mentioned above cannot be correct in the absence of any supporting evidence. Sanskrit -Tamil (Supporting link words in Tamil )
Homam---Omam-Omathanni-Omakundu-Omalur
Kund---Kundu--vathalakundu
Baarish--Maari-Maariamman-
Nikkhal-Neekkal-Neenkal
Sore--Sorvu-verb forms
Kudir--Kudil-Kudimagan-Kudisai
Panee-Thanneer-Neeragaram-Thiruneeru
Akshara-Akaram-Akaravarisai
Om-Om
Amba-Amma
Divali-Deepa+vali
Priya-Piriyal(one who cannot be separated)
(In view of large number of words ,I will be updating periodically.Just watch for updates )


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Sanskrit has borrowed quite as much from Dravidian as Dravidian has from Sanskrit. But none of the four Dravidian languages I have read has borrowed anything from Sanskrit syntax that I can identify. Much of the syntax of Sanskrit is Dravidian, and it has a large Dravidian vocabulary. Its system of phonetics is profoundly influenced by Dravidian -- Indo-Aryan is the only IE family with retroflexes.

Sanskrit also lacks some sounds that are available in Tamil. Tamil has short e and o, zh, R, n, and many permutations of stops -- e.g. k in akam -- which are not found in Skt. Actually both languages have about the same number of phonemes.

Both languages are carriers of wonderful and rich intellectual and literary traditions. The only way to appreciate either language is to read these literatures and spend a lot of time pondering them.

I will say Sanskrit words, which is same as Hindi, coz Hindi is nothing but kind of conglomeration of several languages with base as Sanskrit. Hindi is like English, heavy dependencies on other language words.

1. The roots of few Sanskrit words to Tamil are like just changing the hard Vallina Tamil words(ka, ca, ta, tha, pa, ra) into the Sanskrit "Sha"(ष ).

Example:
Kashta(कष्ट) - Kattam (கட்டம் )
கட்டமே காதல் (திவ். திருவாய். 7,2,4).

Nashta(नष्ट) - Nattam (நட்டம்)
நட்டாமாமுலகம் (உத்தாரா. திக்குவி. 67).


Ishta(इष्ट) - Ittam(இட்டம் )
இட்டமான வியற்புக ரோனிடங் கிட்டினான் (கந்தபு.சுக்கிரனுப.15).

2. Other than above mentioned words with sha, ha, replacements, few direct words will be like:

Log(लोग् ) /Lok(Hindi)- Ulagu(உலகு) or Ulagam corrupted into LOGAMU(ಲೋಗಮು) in Telugu and LOG(लोग् )in Sanskrit and LOK in Hindi from Sanskrit.

Krishaan(कृषाण)/ Kisaan(Hindi) - from the word Kizhaan(கிழான்), who means the owner, example "nila kizaan" (நிலக் கிழான் - representing Male owner) means land owner, Kaadhal Kizhathi(காதல் கிழத்தி ) means a lady who owns one's love. This even comes into as Kizhavan(கிழவன்), Aged and elderly Male owner of the land, Kizhavi(கிழவி), Female aged elderly owner of the land.

As per தேவநேயப் பாவாணர் ( Devaneya Pavanar ), Sanskrit word "देवम् "(Deivam), is said to be sharing roots with Tamil word "தீ ", he gives explanation as:


The word "theivam" (also spelled in English as "deivam")(தெய்வம்) is common to both Tamil and Sanskrit, and commonly considered a Sanskrit word borrowed into Tamil centuries ago. In an article published a few decades ago Devaneyan (popularly known as Pavanar or Devaneya Pavanar) points to the Tamil word "thee" (தீ) (means fire) as the root for "theivam". Worship of nature, especially those natural phenomena that benefited them or scared them, is common among ancient people. Rain was worshiped as something that benefited human kind, and fire was worshiped because they were afraid of it. Ancient Tamils, and even today aborigines in many countries, worship fire. Initially the "fire-god" must have been called "theivam" ("deivam"). With time the word came to refer to god in general. (For example, the word "thanneer" referred to cold water. Now it refers to water in general.)
English words "deity", "theology" and "theism" are all derivatives of the Tamil word "theivam" (deivam).

By the way, what is the origin of the Tamil word "thee". Deveneyan points to the Tamil word "thaei" (meaning "rub"). In ancient times fire was made by rubbing dry sticks. Brush fires in old Tamil Nadu were caused by the accidental rubbing of dry bamboo stems as they moved and swayed in wind. Thus the word "thee" originated from "thaei" (தேய்).


There are many words still to mention, I am lazy enough to mention all others, Coz it is like writing one frigging book.

For more details have a look at this etymological dictionary:
::தமிழ் இணையக் கல்விக்கழகம் - Tamil Virtual Academy::
Page : 121 has the etymological history of word Ulagam or log.

Cheers :)


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Relationship that exists between Water and Money

Hi,  In the recent past I have been posting  certain  information certain words based on its etymological origin.   I do not know whether you liked it or not.   I welcome your comments and criticism which are very valuable.  Please share your views.

I am going to place before you yet another interesting observation, as we all are connected to financial markets it will certainly impress you.

Today the words we use in English for terms in Financial System are having lot of nexus with water.   The reason that financial terms are connected to water is to be opted out.   One reason for the words to have similarity with water can be understood when we look at nature of business / transactions in the olden days. Yes, in the old time for trades taking place overseas (‘over seas’ in this context should be understood as over water). {However, before the overseas trades took place the transaction in the neighborhood must have taken place; a small quantity perhaps}.

Most of the terms associated with water are used in our financial system (mostly related to monetary system), for instance.

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Rivers have Banks  - We draw money from Banks

We can draw money and we can also draw water from a well.

Water has water current  - We have a current account with bank and maintain our bank balances in various foreign currencies

Water has the power to dissolve many matter in it and therefore it is a good solvent.   -  If you have more money than you owe others you are called solvent else you are called bankrupt and file a paper for insolvency.

We have deposits of minerals around the bank of the river. Water is found in liquid state. Water creates drifts.   We deposit money in our banks. After depositing money in fixed deposits, you keep some money in your savings account for liquidity and sometimes where there is a liquidity crisis, we have over draft facility

Water flows down -  We have a statement given to us by the bank which details the fund flows

We have black sea (which is a poisonous sea not good for people) - We have black money, as poisonous as black sea for financial system

We have dead sea  -  We have dead currency notes

We have soft water  - Money contributed to political candidate or a party that is subject to federal regulation is called soft money

We have hard water -  We say hard earned money.

Ship floats on water  -We have floating interest rates

Water evaporates - We say that “his wealth was evaporated” in no time, so wealth evaporates.

Water freezes -   Bank accounts can be frozen.

Flood - Flooded with cash.

Common  Proverb  :   Drops of water makes an ocean and in finance we say :  Many a little makes mickle  (meaning is same)

                               

Balcony

Balcony.

The word 'Balcony' is believed to be of Italian origin (1610s), from Italian word 'balcone', which again has its roots in a Germanic source (perhaps Langobardic *balko- "beam," cognate with Old English balca "beam, ridge.

Let us try to understand the Tamil perspective.

In the olden times  King and Queens used to be entertained by various artists exhibiting their skills in various art forms.  It could be 'karali paitru' (katate), varatha-natiyam ('v' of 'varatha' was replaced by 'b' after Sanskrit words intruded into Tamil language), drama, music, etc.

Whenever the King (along with his council of ministers) was entertained by the artists, the open gallery used to be filled by male audience, nonetheless queens, (  maids) were made to sit safely in a closed chambers on either side of the auditorium.   These closed chambers used to have holes created on the walls  in order to have visibility to see what happens outside being in the closed chambers.  It is thru these  holes  queens and others female attendants  used to  witness the act / play,  at the same time people in open auditorium cannot see anyone (be it the  queens or other female attendants).

The word hole in Tamil are called 'kannam' (this word is same in Telugu too).  For holes (the plural form) the word in Tamil is 'kannamgal' and for 'several holes' the word used was 'pala kannam' (pala in Tamil means 'several' which in Telugu is 'palu').  Consequently for the closed chambers with lot of holes, they called it as 'pala-kanni' (wall with lot of holes).  This word 'pala-kanni' has become 'balcony' in English traveling thru various Europian countires.

Pala Kanni ---- Balcony.

Today’s Etymology:

Do you know why we call ‘SHIT’ a ‘SHIT’ ? Let me explain:

Etymology of the word Shit:

In olden days whenever they used to transport manure from one place to another  for agriculture purpose (usually cow or other animal dung),  they used to carry them in big jute sacks and take the consignment in a ship.  While it was transported it used to take one or more weeks to reach the destination and in the mean time they used to emit methane gas (called gobur gas in India).   This methane gas used to stink the whole ship and in order to avoid the smell the transporters are requested to keep the manure bags at the top of the entire ship cargo.  The Shipping company used to ask the transporters to label the cargo as manure and a message  to keep it high in the cargo.

Shipping companies made a label of this so that it is not a big task for the transports mention it every time they ship a consignment.  The label was “ Ship High In Transit”  over a period of time they created an acronym of this phrase when it became “S.H.I.T”. 

Yes, Ship High In Transit is SHIT – as they transported animal dungs the acronym SHIT became a word in itself to stand for excreta in general. 

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Yesterday I have detailed the etymology of the word Sugar and had also asked you guys to think of the word ‘button’ in English?  Hope you have thought about it, let me explain it here:

First of all it is a fact that buttons (as we use on our shirts) was invented in India.  In order to make the button work they make a small hole and the button from behind is made to come out of the hole to hold the cloth intact and we all know this.    The word for a hole or an orifice is called ‘pothal’ (in Tamil), the same word got deformed to ‘pokka’ in Telugu and the meaning is same.    Now the one that comes out of ‘pothal’ is called ‘pothan’ in Tamil (in Telugu it can be said as ‘duri ravadam’) .

Therefore the word ‘pothal’ is a hole and the word ‘pothan’ means the one that comes out of a hole.  This word ‘pothan’ is the root word for the English word ‘Button’.  Pothan  ----- Button.  

Hope you like my submission as much as I liked sharing it for you.  

What is the etymology of "navy"?

The commonly accepted root of the English word 'Navy' is Latin 'navia'(ship). 

              Its quite interesting to note that the Latin word 'navia' relates directly to the Tamil word 'navai' pronounced 'naavaay'. This Tamil word 'navai' is derived from its Tamil root 'nai'. 'Navai' means the lead-ship in a fleet of ships going for naval warfare. 'Nai' in Tamil means 'to lead'. Since the dog always leads its master by moving in front, it is called 'Nai' in Tamil. The lead character in a film or drama is called 'Nayagan'. Similarly lead warriors fighting in war were called 'Naiks, Naickers, Nairs, Naidus etc. So, it appears that Tamil word 'navai' is related to Latin word 'navia' directly. 


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A little of historical background may help to clear this area. The Greeks and Romans were well known to Tamils during the BC era. Apart from extensive literary references, archaeological finds of Roman gold coins at Kalaiyamputhur in Tamil Nadu State of India attests to this fact. The Greeks/Romans were referred to by a common term ‘Yavanars’in Tamil. Since these travelers commenced their voyages from the Ionian Sea, they were named ‘Ionavars’in Tamil. The etymology goes like this Ionia>Ionavar>Yavanar. In those days foreign traders camped for months in South Indian coasts for trade purposes, developed matrimonial links and mixed with the local populace freely. References of Greeks guarding the fort of Madurai town is also available, in Tamil texts. Thus the interaction was not for short periods and was not limited to trade purposes only. Tamils were a sea-faring people which took them as far as Java, Sumatra, Singapore etc, Chola King Rajendra had a powerful navy with which he conquered Java,Ceylon etc. 

Dr. Daniela has suggested ‘If the Latin word for ship is related to Tamil, there should be evidence for contact between the Romans and Tamil speakers. As far as I am aware, Latin navis (singular) and Greek naus (singular) are both related to Sanskrit nauh. Is the Tamil word perhaps a borrowing from Sanskrit?’’ 

I believe that my foregoing observations on trade contacts between the Romans and Tamil speakers would have clarified this doubt. Moreover Sanskrit was never a spoken language and the prevailing religion prohibited sea-faring under a penalty. However, for the Tamils, sea-faring was a way of life as attested by the Tamil proverb ”Thirai kadal odi thiraviam thedu” which means ”Cross the seas and seek the treasures” 
Following are some of the other related Tamil words available. 
1 Kappal – ship 
2 Thoni- A kind of boat 
3 Padagu- Hollowed boat use by fisherman 
4 Parisal- round boat 
5 Kattumaram- Catamaran 
6 Theppam-float (The same word is used in Telugu too to mean float, ie. theeladam)

So the Sanskrit word ‘nauh’ could have been derived from Tamil ‘navai’ only. 

Conclusion: The Latin word ‘navia’ is a morpheme and cannot be broken down further as the Tamil ‘navai’ which is derived from morpheme ‘nai’ (to lead). The English word ‘navigate’ derived from Latin ’navia’ clearly takes this meaning ie, ’to lead’. The absence of any other word in Latin connected with ‘navia’ indicating link with ‘ship’, leads us to believe that this Latin word most probably means ‘to lead’ as I assumed. 

So in this circumstances the etymology as suggested appears more probable and acceptable than the available Etymology, which is not clear and quite uncertain as well.

Fractions in Tamil

     68 - ஆண்டுகளாய் தான் நீ இந்தியன்,,,.
800 - ஆண்டுகளாய் தான் நீ இந்து.
400 - ஆண்டுகளாய் தான் நீ கிறித்தவன்.
200 - ஆண்டுகளாய் தான் நீ இஸ்லாமியர்.
உலக மொழிகள் தோன்றியே வெறும் 2000 ஆண்டுகள் தான் ஆகின்றது.
சுமார் 20000 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பே தோன்றிய மொழி தமிழ்.....
சுமார் 20000 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பே தோன்றிய இனம் தமிழ் இனம்...
100000 ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன்பே தமிழ் இனம் தோன்றியிருக்களாம்...
குமரிகண்டம் மற்றும் லேமனியகண்டம் ....
மாபெரும் இரண்டு கண்டங்களையும் 13 தேசங்களையும் கட்டி ஆண்ட வீர தமிழனடா நீ!!!!!!!!!
தமிழன் என்று சொல்லடா தலை நிமிர்ந்து நில்லடா!!!!
தமிழன்டா..........
எந்த மொழியிலும் இல்லாத தசமக் கணக்கீடு (Decimal Calculation)..!
கண்டிப்பாக படித்து பகிரவும் ....
தமிழகக் கோயிற் சிற்பங்களில் உள்ள நுணுக்கமான வேலைப்பாடுகளாகட்டும், தூண்களில் ஒரு நூல் இழை கூட கோணல் இல்லாமல் கட்டபட்ட 1000 கால் மண்டபங்கலாகட்டும், இன்னும் ஆதித்தமிழர்கள் செய்த அற்புதமான விசயங்களை பற்றி வியப்புடன் பேசும் நாம், இதைப்பற்றிய தேடலை நாம் மேற்கொள்ள வேண்டாமா..?!
அப்படி நான் தேடும் போது எனக்கு கிடைத்த ஒரு அரிய விடயத்தை உங்களுடன் பகிர்கிறேன்.
1 - ஒன்று
3/4 - முக்கால்
1/2 - அரை
1/4 - கால்
1/5 - நாலுமா
3/16 - மூன்று வீசம்
3/20 - மூன்றுமா
1/8 - அரைக்கால்
1/10 - இருமா
1/16 - மாகாணி(வீசம்)
1/20 - ஒருமா
3/64 - முக்கால்வீசம்
3/80 - முக்காணி
1/32 - அரைவீசம்
1/40 - அரைமா
1/64 - கால் வீசம்
1/80 - காணி
3/320 - அரைக்காணி முந்திரி
1/160 - அரைக்காணி
1/320 - முந்திரி
1/102400 - கீழ்முந்திரி
1/2150400 - இம்மி
1/23654400 - மும்மி
1/165580800 - அணு --> 6,0393476E-9 --> nano = 0.000000001
1/1490227200 - குணம்
1/7451136000 - பந்தம்
1/44706816000 - பாகம்
1/312947712000 - விந்தம்
1/5320111104000 - நாகவிந்தம்
1/74481555456000 - சிந்தை
1/489631109120000 - கதிர்முனை
1/9585244364800000 - குரல்வளைப்படி
1/575114661888000000 - வெள்ளம்
1/57511466188800000000 - நுண்மணல்
1/2323824530227200000000 - தேர்த்துகள்.
இவ்வளவு நுண்ணியமான கணிதம் அந்தக் காலத்தில் பயன்பாட்டில் இருந்துள்ளது. இந்த எண்களை வைத்து எத்தனை துல்லியமான வேலைகள் நடந்திருக்கும் என்று எண்ணிப்பாருங்கள், கணினியையும், கணிதப்பொறியையும் (கால்குலேடரையும்) தொழில் நுட்ப வளர்ச்சி என்று இன்றைய தலை முறை கூறிக்கொண்டு இருக்கும் போது, அதை விட ஆயிரம் மடங்கு மேலாக அந்த காலத்திலேயே நாம்
சாதித்து விட்டோம்..!
வாழ்க தமிழ் வளர்க தமிழ்.