Sanskrit words in Tamil

From the Book Dravidian Borrowings from Indo-Aryan by M.B. Emeneau, and T. Burrow, University of California, Berkeley, California http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/burrow/ - online etymological dictionary Very few of these words can be seen in Sangam literature. Dr. Hart says in his book that Thirumurukatrupadai which is one of the later Sangam books has less than two percent of Sanskrit words. These words came to us later through Prakrit and Sanskrit. In fact, Ill be adding the Sangam Tamil words in due course, for these loan words, if available like for (Sanskrit) . Emeneau was a Dravidian and Sanskrit language scholar. He has done extensive research in many Dravidian languages including Tamil, Brahui, Kodagu and Toda. He has lived in Tamil Nadu for a few years while doing his research. He has written about loan words from Sanskrit and Prakrit to Tamil and from Tamil to Sanskrit and Prakrit. Please see the page titled Tamil Words in Sanskrit. The Words are in Tamil, with meanings for difficult words and Sanskrit is implied by Skrit, Prakrit by Prak, Hindi by H - Skrit ahamkaara - Skrit akrama

() - Skrit agati () Skrit agni, Prak aggi

(father) Skrit aarya, Prk ajja (axle) Skrit aksa, Prak akkha Skrit athisaya

Skrit asraddha, Prak asaddha

(unseen) Skrit adrsta, Prak addittha (ruins, ) Skrit adhvan Skrit antahstha (twilight) Skrit samdhi

(pure) Skrit asprsta - Prak raja, Skrit Rajan

(command) Skrit arpana, Prak appana (opportunity) Skrit samaya (island) Skrit lanka

Skrit ambarisa, Prak ambadaga

 Skrit sarana Skrit artha (crystal) Skrit arka

(cashewnut) Skrit asti, Prak atthi (ginger,) Skrit adraka, Prak allaa Skrit avasara Skrit avadhi (Evil act, ) Skrit apakrta, Prak apakata

(slander; ) Skrit abandhuram , Skrit aacaarya

(banter, ) Skrit apakrta, Prak apakata (same as for Tamil ) (Tamil month) Skrit asaadhaa (rule) Skrit aadesaa Skrit aabhaasa Skrit Sahasra

(command) Skrit aajnaa, Prak aanaa (anger) Skrit aathura

(acquisition, ) Skrit arj (factory, stall) Skrit saalaa Skrit Shravana Skrit astimat

Skrit rsti - ( in Sangam Tamil) (storekeeper) Skrit ugranaa , Skrit udi, udaya Skrit uttara

(Bricks, ) Skrit istakaa, Prak itthagaa

(food and drink) Skrit Udaka Skrit udyoga () Skrit unnaa (upper level, ) Skrit Upakaarikaa Skrit rupa (plant) Skrit ummatta Skrit uloka (Full moon ) Skrit upavaasa, Prak ovaasa Skrit sreni, Prak seni Skt vihara (diggers) Skrit odra

 (teacher; ) Skrit Upadhaya (continuous row, ) Skrit aavali Skrit kamsa (wood) Skrit kastha, Prak kattha Skrit ganaka (critical period) Skrit ganda Skrit khand Skrit Kartari, Prak kattari

Skrit srona, sravana (see Tamil )

(deceipt) Skrit Kapata, Prak kavada (blanket) Skrit kambalaka Persian through H Skrit karman (post, stake) Skrit skambha, Prak Khambha

(cowry shell) Skrit kaparda Prak kavadda, kavaddia (bullock cart load) H kabaar Skrit grdhra, Prak gaddha (mine, quarry) Skrit khani Persian through H Skrit grdhra, Prak gaddha, giddha same root word for Badaga and Gowda

Skrit kanya, Prak kanna, kannaa (oil press) Skrit ghatana, Prak ghaana (rod, stem) Skrit kanda Skrit ghata, Prak ghaa Skrit garunda Skt kaarana Skrit kaarya (mortar, plaster for buildings) H gaaraa Skrit kaarttika (time) Skrit kaala

(distance of abotu 10 miles) Skrit kavyuthi (window) Skrit khatakkikaa, Prak khadakki (sediment) Skrit kittaa, Prak kittaa (Worm, ) Skrit kitaa Skrit keerthi Skrit kutta

(coat, bodice) Skrit kurpaasa

 (cowdung) Skrit gorvara, Prak govvara (bottle) H kuppi Skrit kula Skrit keli (potter) H kumhaar , , (shipping charges) Skrit ksepa (storeroom) Skrit kostha, kosthaagaara Skrit kusthambari Skrit godhuma

(posessed by spirits) Skrit kumaara (boy) for Murugan, kaumaara, (jujube, ) Skrit koli Skrit srnkhala, Prak sankhalaa Skrit catur Skrit samdhi (cart) Skrit sakata, sakati, Prak sadadi, saada

Skrit sansthaana Skrit Chattvara Skrit sambala

(Betel pouch; ) Skrit samputaka (Metal cup; ) Skrit saraka (lie, ) Skrit H jali H saadi (piece of cloth) Skrit catuska (cowdung) Skrit chagana, Prak chagana (grind, sharpen) Skrit saana Skrit prasaada Skrit svaamin, Prak saami Skrit saara

(millet, ) Skrit syaamaaka, Prak saamaa (dagger) Skrit ksurikaa, Prak chura (little) Skrit ksulla, Prak chulla Skrit suci, Prak sui Skrit syuta, Prak juda, jua Skrit sresthin Skrit sva

Skrit cakra, Prak cakka (wrestler) Skrit jyestha

 H jor

(examine) Skrit sudh, sodhay Skrit nyaaya (metal pot) Skrit tap Skrit taambula Skrit takra, Prak takka

Skrit darbha, Prak dabbha (army) Skrit dala Skrit dharaa Skrit dasi Skrit taamra (copper) (shelter) Skrit sthaaman Skrit dis Skrit Shri Skrit stuti

(thick board) Skrit drdha, Prak drdha (temple) Skrit sthali

Skrit dhurya, Prak dhoreya Skrit tithi Skrit devadasi Skrit droni Skrit naga Skrit naadi Skrit nija

Skrit deva, daivya, Prak deva, devva

Skrit naagara Skrit naanaka, Prak naanaka, naanaga H niyam

Skrit paksa Skrit paksin, Prak pakkhi Skrit phaalguna Skrit pata Skrit path

Skrit prathigraha (offer) Skrit vrdh Skrit patta Skrit pattisa

 Skrit bhrastra Skrit pana Skrit pankti Skrit pindara Skrit paraamrs (fort) Skrit Skrit paaka

Skrit phalaka, Prak phalaga

Skrit Paadakaataka , Skrit paapa Skrit pistaaka

Skrit pittala, Prak pittala (happy, fill up) Skrit puray - Skrit pottala Skrit bhoga (esteem) Skrit mati Skrit madhu Skrit mardala Skrit magha

Skrit maryaada (Durga) Skrit maari Skrit maana Skrit munda

Skrit mrsa, Prak mosa (cowdung) Prak laddi Skrt vaata (taunt) Skrit vyakhyaana (small bowl) Skrit vrttaka , Skrit varna Skrit bhataka Skrit velaa

H batak from Persian batak