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jkmrao
Mon, 2009-10-05 07:44
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Since there is no other proper place, I am writing this here. What is the origin of the word "golu"? In telugu it is koluvu. koluvu literally means darbAr. I remember a song koluvai yunnADe kOdaMDapANi. In kannaDa it is goMbe (boMbe) habba or goMbe toTTi. Is golu another way of pronouncing kolu in Tamil? According to my basic knowledge of Tamil, the starting letter is always pronounced as ka and the later letters are pronounced as ga, etc. I am confused for the last few days. Can anybody enlighten me? Thanks.
Regards! - mOhana
Lata
Mon, 2009-10-05 20:40
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From what I've heard so far, most tamilians pronounce the "k" consonant as "g" in "golu", while inviting someone verbally. Ofcourse, the "k" and "g" is one and the same letter while writing in Tamil. What about words like "gopi" or கோபிகள� Maybe a few words exist that do start off with "g". Tamil experts, please comment...
And, mOhanaji, we do have a proper place for these kind of cultural topics ; Cafe.
jkmrao
Tue, 2009-10-06 04:27
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According to the Tamil rules of grammar, it is kObi
Regards! - mOhana
Lata
Wed, 2009-10-07 15:29
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mOhanaji,
I had emailed your query to a Professor who teaches Tamil (in Berkeley) in our state. She is Mrs.Kausalya Hart. And, I am posting her reply here:
"Unfortunately, the etymology is unclear. The Tamil Lexicon gives cognates Telugu koluvu, Malayalam kolu. My guess is that it is borrowed from Telugu because the initial letter is voiced (it is always pronounced golu) but there's no clear indication of whether the word is native (the Dravidian Etymological Dictionary does not list it). The Tamil Lexicon suggests it is related to koolam, but that's a bit far-fetched. You are correct that it means darbaar as well as the usual meaning. I would think that the original custom of golu was Telugu and was brought by the Nayaks. "
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