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Study of Civakacintamani
Skt.
Aink. 16
way into the Tamil language.1 For example :
Tamil 1. Anjana Ancanam
(The black dye
applied to the eyes) 2. Kumari Kumari
(a virgio) 3. Disa Ticai
(directions) 4. Nidhi Niti
(wealth) 5. Nemi Nemi
(wheel) 6. Sakata Cakatam
(a vehicle)
Pur, 301 Aiņk. 98 Akam. 60 Kur; 189 Kur. 5; Pur. 102
(a vehi
Skt.
AKU
These words which are used in the social life had equivalent words in Tamil befor ethey came in vogue in Tamil. But, apart from these words, another class of words came into Tamil which included words not prevalent in Tamil before the migration of the Aryans into the Tamil country. These are words which are related to Aryan religion. For example :
Tamil 1. Amarāh Amarar
(the devas)
Patt. 184, 200 2. Ampta Amiltam
(food containing six
Kur. 83, 201
tastes) 3. Asura Acurar
(demons)
Pur. 174 4. Ahuti Äkuti
(oblation)
Pur. 99 5. Ārādhadā Ārātanai (the food offered to
Pari, 6 the gods) Ulkā Urkam (fire-brand)
Kur. 41 7. Daiva Teyvam
(God)
Aink. 76, 4 8. Tapasyin Tapaciyar (ascetics)
Nar 141 9. Natha Natan
(Rudra the God of
Pari. 8
Ātirai asterism) 10. Pungava Punkavam (the bull, the Śiva's Pari. 8
mount) 11. Bhūta Pütam
(element)
Pur. 369, 17 12. Mantra Mantiram
(sacred and esoteric
Tirumur. 95
chantings) 13. Mithuna Mitunam
(Gemini)
Pari. 11, 12 14. Yaksa Iyakkan
(a yaksa)
Pur. 71 15. Yüpa Yupam
(sacrificial pillar) Pur, 40, 15 16. Rohiņi Urokiņi (Thę asterism
Neț. 163 found in conjunction
with the moon) 17. Capa Căpam
(bow)
Nar. 228 18. Sandhi Anti
(evening)
Pur. 2
1 A collection of the Sanskrit loan-words in the Cankam works are given by M.
Iracamanikkanar in his Tamil moli-Ilakkiya Varalaru, Madras, January, 1963.
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