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Learning the Tamil Nouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you master it the more you get closer to mastering the Tamil language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Tamil.
Tamil nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:
| English Nouns | Tamil Nouns |
|---|---|
| nouns | peyarchsorkal - பெயர்ச்சொற்கள் |
| my car | yenathu kaar - எனது கார் |
| green car | pachchai kaar - பச்சை கார் |
| three cars | moondru kaarkal - மூன்று கார்கள் |
| car garage | kaar kottil - கார் கொட்டில் |
| outside the car | kaarin veliye - காரின் வெளியே |
Notice the structure of the Nouns in Tamil.
Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Tamil placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Tamil vocabulary.
| English Nouns | Tamil Nouns |
|---|---|
| arm | kai - கை |
| back | muthuku - முதுகு |
| cheeks | kannangal - கன்னங்கள் |
| chest | maarpu - மார்பு |
| chin | mukavaaik kattai - முகவாய்க் கட்டை |
| ear | kaathu - காது |
| elbow | muzhankai - முழங்கை |
| eye | kan - கண் |
| face | mukam - முகம் |
| finger | viral - விரல் |
| fingers | viralkal - விரல்கள் |
| foot | paatham - பாதம் |
| hair | mudi - முடி |
| hand | kai - கை |
| head | thalai - தலை |
| heart | ithayam - இதயம் |
| knee | muzhankaal - முழங்கால் |
| leg | kaal - கால் |
| lip | uthatu - உதடு |
| mouth | vaai - வாய் |
| neck | kazhuththu - கழுத்து |
| nose | mookku - மூக்கு |
| shoulder | thol - தோள் |
| stomach | vayiru - வயிறு |
| teeth | parkal - பற்கள் |
| thigh | thotai - தொடை |
| throat | thondai - தொண்டை |
| thumb | kattaiviral - கட்டைவிரல் |
| toe | kaal viral - கால் விரல் |
| tongue | naakku - நாக்கு |
| tooth | pal - பல் |
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