money-currency

Currency/Coinage in Tamil Nadu since ancient times
Sangam Tamil age:

1. காணப்பொன் Kaanappon
2. பொற்கிழி Porkizhi
3. காணம் Kaanam

Kalappirar:

4. பொற்காசு PorKaasu
Perunchozhar (Imperial Cholas):
5. செப்புக்காசு Seppukkaasu
6. கழஞ்சு Kazhanju
7. துளை நிறை செம்பொன்
8. பளம் சலகை அச்சு
9. வெள்ளி Velli
10. நாணயம் Naanayam
Later pandyas, Vaanara Cholas, Vaanara Pandyas (Banas), Vijayanagar Nayakkars
11. காசு Kaasu
12. வராகன் Varaagan
13. பணம் Panam/Fanam
Nayakkars
14. சல்லி Salli
15. தம்பிடி Thambidi
Nawab of Arcot
16. வராகன், பகோடா Varaagan, Pagodas
19th century: East India company, British India
16. பகோடா Pagodas
17. அணா Anaa
18. சதம் Cent - British Ceylon
20th -21st century: British India / India
19. பைசா Paisaa,
ரூவா/உருபாய் Rupee/Roovaa/Rubai
20. துட்டு Dhuttu
21. நோட்டு Noattu/Note
22. மணி Money

Realm:
1. பொற்பேழை PorPezhai
2. பேழை Pezhai
3. களஞ்சியம் Kalanjiyam
4. கருவூலம் Karuvoolam
5. கஜானா Kajaanaa/Khazana

Strange similarities!!

1. CONNOTATION - connottum, கண்ணோட்டம்

2. SURRENDER- surrenadai, சரணடை

3. GAUCHIS (French) -mess, |||gachda-
கச்சடா -rags,mess.

4. Gache(Fr.) -impure oil, |||கச்சா -crude, unrefined.

More Ancient Greek and Scientific  names derived from Old Tamil words:

ALOE VERA - 

கற்றாழை(கற்ற்ஆழ) வேர்

GINGER - ZZINGIBER - 'யிஞ்சி(இஞ்சி) வேர்

MORINGA CONCANENSIS - காட்டு முருங்கை

MUSKIA MADRASPATTANA - முசுமுசுக்கை

Meaning of TAMIL/THAMIZH *****

1. குமிழ், kumizh =ku+mizh =short+sound =short pop sound of a bubble -->a bubble
2. திமிழ், திமிறு, thimizh/thimiru =thinn+mizh =hard+sound =hard talk =arrogant talk
3. இமிழ், imizh =in+mizh =sweet+sound =sweet talk/voice;
3.1. இமிழ், imizh =il+mizh =no+sound =silent (adj.)
4. உமிழ், umizh (neer) =u+mizh =uvar+vaaiyil thoandrum (neer) =salty oral secretion salivary secretion, saliva
5. அமிழ், amizh(thu) =am+mizh =beauty+sound =beautiful talk
6. ஞிமிழ்/ஞிமிறு, nyimizh/nyimiru =nyinn+mizh =(naann oli)~vanndin oli =a high frequency sound =buzzing sound =buzz of a bee
7. தமிழ், Thamizh/TAMIL =thann+mizh =cold+sound =cool language

Grammar

இயன்நெறி (தொன்றமிழ்)
IyanNeri (Archaic Tamil, seen in Tholkaappiyam)

இலக்கணம்- Ilakkanam -is a false friend (from "Lakshana" -Sanskrit)

1.

English	ITRANS	Sanskrit	Meaning
L
lakshana	lakShaNa	l][	pointer; indicating or expressing indirectly; accurate description or definition.

(Cited from : http://www.advaita.org.uk/sanskrit/terms_lm.htm )

2. Lakshana (Sanskrit: लक्षण lakṣaṇa), derived from the combination of wordslakshya and kshana, means -'indication' or 'symptom',^[1] it also means – 'an auspicious mark', 'attribute' or 'quality' Grammatical implication

(Cited from: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakshana)

Temple

Temple -  KOIL
from
Ko+il - ko (king/God) + il (home)

Temples were described in detail in Ancient Tamil Literature.
 Cilapatikaram and the Sangam poems such as Kaliththokai,Mullaippattu and Purananuru 
mention several kinds of temples such as 
* the Puranilaikkoattam or the temple at the outskirts of a city, 
* the Netunilaikkoattam or the tall temple, 
* the Palkunrakkottam the temple on top of a hill, 
* the Ilavantikaippalli or the temple with a garden and bathing ghat, 
* the Ezhunilaimaadam or a seven storeyed temple, 
* the Kadavutkadinakar or the temple city. (Source: Wikipedia- Religion, Tamil People)

Tamil baby names

Common names (can be altered for either gender):
Midal Yaali
KaazhiNannan
Sangachivingan.
SangachiviNannan.
Nedungo.
NedunKotravan.
YaanarNaadan.
YaanarAmPuliNan.
YaanarKoen.
AmPulikKoe.
MelagakKo.
Melagachaathan.
Yaanachaathan.
Yaanarpolangoe...
Kanaikkoattukko.
Kozhunannan.
GneliOliyon.
ValvaerSaatthan.
ArugaapPolango.
ArugaapPorko..
TheenjeriVerko.
TheenjeriVanko.....
KovinKo(like mannarmann)..
KovinKo Nannan.
VendharVendhan.
Kanthazhimaan.
KanthaanaKo.
SaalvizhaiKoan.
GnaalaKo.
Gnaalavaraiyan.
Kadhamaan-Sembiyan.
Sembiya-Koamaan.
SembiyarNannan.
KadaveliKoan(like kadavul ko).