The Madras
BAshai
It is commonplace to observe people
spruning the accent of tamil in chennai which is popularly known as the "madrAs bAshai"
On a closer scutiny, I feel, is it that
bad as it is made to be so?
No I am not a votary to the mediocre
vocalubary used but amidst the maze are some words still in usage here in the
dharma-migu chennai in certain quarters and
also seen in the tamil movies from time to time.
AzhwAr-s have used these very words, which
make these words sacorsant and perhaps must have been a formal usage in those
days.
In fact, I do not see these words used by
our community in day to day parlance.
For example :
kazhuvudhal---cleansing -- ...kazhuvidum perumai gangaiyin karai mEal"
periyAzhwAr thirumozhi 4-7-5;
" ..pAdhangaL kazhuvinar" thiru-voi-mozhi
10-9-10;
valithal
-------pulling with great efforts-----"..manathai
valithu, kaNNa nEr karandhu.." thiru-voi-mozhi
5-1-4;
kundhi-----sitting----------thirumangai mannan
The female monkey sits on the banana tree
clasping its younger one and happily enjoying the fruits and the
juice.
this is described by nElan in periya
thiru-mozhi:
"...kundhi vAzhayin kozhum kaNi nugarndhu, than
kuruLaiyaith thazhuvip pOi,
mandhi, mAmbaNai mEal
vaigu nAngUr, vaN purudothamamEA" 4-2-8;
kundhi--sitting; mandhi-female
monkey;
mandhi-kundhi-kozhum kani nugarndhu-than kuruLaiyaith
thazuvip pOi..
vanamamalai padmanabhan
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