Tamil Dictionary

Here is a test to check your Thamizh proficiency: 

Are you ready to take the TOTFL(Test of Thamizh as a Foreign Language )? 

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Joot!  

Question: What do you do with a Gujili? 

a) Gujaals    

b) Gilma         

c) Gilpans        

d) Galij  

Question: What is a Jujubi ?  

a) Something sweet           

b) An easy one    

c) A tough one         

d) An Alwaa 

Question: What is Alwaa? 

a) Something you  find in Tirunelveli            

b) What a  girlfriend gives when she marries someone else 

c) A laddu            

d) Jujubi  

Question: What is the respectful way  to address a friend? 

a) Machi                 

b) Sir                 

c) By name         

d) Aiya 

Question: Who is a  'Frooti' ? 

a) A studious person         

b) A sportsman             

c) The professor            

d) A soft drink  

Question: When someone says  'nambittaen', what do they mean? 

a)  I don't believe you!       

b) Sure, I believe you         

c) Are you nuts??        

d) I have to  catch a bus 

Question: Who or what is  Peter? 

a) A tourist                

b) Someone who talks only in English         

c) Peter Jones        

d) Your  teacher 

Question: For which of the  following ! events will you say 'Gumbaloda Govinda'? 

a) When you go to Tirupati as a group         

b) When the entire gang has been caught watching 'matter'-padam  

c) When you do group studies                      

d) Meeting a  Hindi actor 

Question: What is a  'rupture'? 

a) Kadi             

b) Draabai             

c) Trouble            

d) Danger  

Question: When Someone refering to a  woman as 'Seriyana Kattai'? 

a) She  is genius            

b)She is lean             

c) She had looted all guys eyes...  

d) She wears wooden chappals.  

Quick Refernce Guide

Refer the following Dictionary Of Madras Tamilu to pass in this TOTFL Exam... 

Allwa - To cheat 

Aatha - Mother 

Abase - Loot adiththal 

Alppam - A silly/cheap dude 

Anna - The elder brother 

Anni - Anna's figure 

Appala - Then 

Appeettu - Unsuccessful 

Asaththal - Kalakkal 

Ba! jari - A not-so-friendly figure 

Bandha - Pillim 

Bekku - Fool 

Body - Muscular Machi 

Chithee - Aunty Figure 

Dapsa/Doop - Lie 

Desi Gujili - An Indian figure in US  

Dhil - Courage  

Dhool - Super  

Dham - To smoke  

Daavu - Site seeing  

Dickielona - A friendly game played  in Delhi (courtesy: Senthil & Goundamani in the Movie Gentleman)  

Damaram - Deaf  

Dori - Squint-eyed Figure item -  Young/Attractive Lady/Women/Girl 

Freeyaavidu - Forget it 

Gaali - Appeettu 

Gujili - Figure 

Guru - Head of the gang 

Gujaals - Having fun with Gujilis 

Gaanapaattu - Rap song sung by Machis  

Galeej - Dirty  

Gilli, Goli - Traditional games  played in Madras 

Goltti - A dude  from Andhra 

Jakku - An exclamation  on seeing a not-so-Takkar figure (see Jil below) 

Jollu - Bird watching 

Jilpaans - Gujaals 

Jute - Esc! ape when caught up by girlfriend's father.  

Jujubi - Easy  

Jil - An exclamation on seeing a  Takkar figure 

Jalsa - Same as  Gujaals 

Kaattaan - Uncivilized/  Rude Machi 

Kenai - Idiot  

Kikku / Mabbu - Intoxicated/ under  influence 

Kalakkalls - To cause a  flutter 

Kanai pakri - Friend of  ushar pakri 

Kindal - To make Fun  

Kaka adikarathu - Putting soaps to  someone 

K M L - Kedacha Mattum  Labam 

Kutti - Figure  

Kudumba figure - Homeloving Gujli  

Kudumba paatu - A song with which  machis identify themselves 

Kulls -  A short machi 

Laddu - Allva  

Loot adiththal - to steal  

Maams - One cool dude  

Maanga - Fool  

Machi - Maams  

Mandai - A sharp guy  

Mary - feminine of Peter  

Mavu - refer O B.  

Nachunu - Bull's eye  

Nambitten - I don't believe you  

Naattu Katt! ai - A well-built  village figure 

Naattan - Villager  

Naamam - To cheat  

Naina - Father (courtesy Telugu)  

Kadalai - Machi talking to a Gujili  or vice versa 

OB- To waste time  

Ottal - To make fun of some one  

Ondrai anna - Worthless  

Pattaani - Machi talking to Machi  or Gujli talking to Gujli 

Peter  Party - Machi trying to show off by talking in hi-fi English  

Pathni - A figure who goes around  the block 

Pakkri - A shrewd dude  

Petta - Area  

Pisaaththu - Cheap  

Pillim - Show-off  

Peela - To lie  

Rambo - A manly figure  

Sister - Often used by Machis while  Approaching Figures for the first time 

Songi - Lazy 

Saanthu pottu - Possibility of getting beaten by a stick  (courtesy Movie : Thevar Magan) 

Takkar figure - Semma figure 

Thanni - Liquor 

Thalaivar - Leader  

Thala  -  Head to Gang ( Ajit- Dheena)

Tin katrathu - Getting into trouble (courtesy Movie: Anjali)  

Ushar pakri - Smart pakri  

Vennai - Fruit  

Weightaana figure - A very  attractive/rich figure 

Wrong  kaatradhu - Acting indifferently