Saturday, September 10, 2016

364. ‘Kināra’ origin of ‘Canara’

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The coastal districts of Karnataka were popularly known as “Canara districts” during Portuguese and British administrations in the regio...
Friday, September 9, 2016

363. Deciphering Tulu-nadu place names

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The readers would observe that many of the Tulu Place names may not convey, on the face of it, any specific meaning or apparent meanings...
Monday, August 29, 2016

362. Morphemes in Tulu place names

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We have seen many a minimum meaningful linguistic units (morphemes) in Tulu place names. As has been explained elsewhere earlier, a place ...
Wednesday, August 17, 2016

361.ದತ್ತಿ ಲೆಕ್ಕೊನೆ ಬಿತ್ತೊಡು

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ತುಳುಟು ಒಂಜಿ ಪಾತೆರ ಉಂಡು: “ದತ್ತಿ ಲೆಕ್ಕೊನೆ ಬಿತ್ತೊಂದು ಪೊಪೆ.” ಇಂದೆನು ಶಬ್ದ-ಶಬ್ದ  ಅರ್ಥ ಮಾಳ್ಪನಗ: “(ಆಯಿ ಕಂಡ) ದತ್ತೊಂದುಪ್ಪನಗನೆ ಬೀಜಲಾ ಬಿತ್ತಿಯೆ” ಇಂದು...
Saturday, August 13, 2016

360. Origin of words: Bari and Kepulo

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Ancient words in any language are like fossils and can be useful in understanding the mysteries of antiquity. Ancient words in Tulu langua...
Sunday, May 1, 2016

359. Āyana, Nema & Kola – II

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The pattern of different rituals offered for different Divine Spirits as a part of Spirit worship ( Daivaradhane ) are distinct from one...
Saturday, April 2, 2016

358. Sayer or Sayir– a lingual relic of commerce of yore

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Words travel with people and reach different shores and often strangely enter into world lexicons, as a result of their common usage in ...
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