What does kongu mean?

The name Kongunadu draws its origin from the term Kongu, meaning nectar or honey. ‘ Since this area served as a border to the Pandiya, Chola and Chera dynasties, it was likely given the name kangu, which was eventually transformed to Kongu. Kongu was later called as Kongunadu with the growth of civilization.

How many Nadu are there in Tamilnadu?

List of districts of Tamil Nadu

What is the meaning of Kongu?

Kongu means, the pollen of a flower, honey, toddy, fragrance and a kind of black bottle gourd. Kongu also means crookedness, something that is bent, etc. The districts of Coimbatore, Erode, Thirupoor, Salem, Dharmaburi, Karur and Krishnagiri in Tamil Nadu come under the Kongu region.

Is Kongu Tamil written in Latin?

Tamil is written in a non-Latin script. Tamil text used in this article is transliterated into the Latin script according to the ISO 15919 standard. Kongu Tamil or Kovai Tamil is the dialect of Tamil language that is spoken by the people in Kongu Nadu, which is the western region of Tamil Nadu.

What is the speciality of Kongu Tamil?

The speciality of Kongu Tamil is the use of the alveolar ற – Tra/Dra (as in the English word track) instead of retroflex T/D (ட) of standard Tamil. For example, ‘ennuDaya’ (mine) of standard Tamil is pronounced enRa in the Kongu dialect. However, only Coimbatore district people use this.

Which dialect of Tamil is influenced by Kongu dialect?

The Tamil dialect is heavily influenced by Kongu dialect in Coimbatore district, Tirupur district, Erode district and Salem district and in other parts of Kongu Nadu region districts: Karur district, Nilgiris district, Namakkal district, Dharmapuri district, Krishnagiri district and Dindigul district.