tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842465514699048204.post2289497011507541916..comments2024-03-17T13:31:15.327+05:30Comments on TuLu Research & Studies: 72. TiruvailRavindra Mundkurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073231068374498281noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842465514699048204.post-12288144072119980742009-08-19T20:48:46.854+05:302009-08-19T20:48:46.854+05:30Thank you Balaji for your kind response.Though Tul...Thank you Balaji for your kind response.Though Tulu and Tamil today are distinctly separate languages, once upon a time in the past they were (or even most of the Dravidian languages)very much closer , probably more like regional variants of a single language.<br />Similar sounding place names only prove this point.There are many more similar ones: Adyar, Katpadi etc.<br />Thiru(God, Sri) exists in Tulu as Siri as well as Tiri.<br />Regarding derivation of vaal, please also check variants of Dravidian suffix -va at tulu-research.blogspot.com/2009/07/197-dravidian-spatial-suffix-va.html among the posts here.<br />Let us explore further on this and other ancient Dravidian words. Please feel free to post your further comments.Ravindra Mundkurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09073231068374498281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842465514699048204.post-56778070438151256032009-08-18T15:22:25.243+05:302009-08-18T15:22:25.243+05:30Tiru-voil- spell it thiruva(a)il- thiru+vaali, Thi...Tiru-voil- spell it thiruva(a)il- thiru+vaali, Thiru is (god)+ vaail (entrance)Passage.<br />Near chennai we have a place called thirumullaivail..Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09605681761822923630noreply@blogger.com