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<BR>Subject: Re: mAradha virar "malin^dha" n^an nAdu
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<BR>--- In agathiyar@y..., "kishorekca" <kishorekca@y...> wrote:
<BR>> In bharathiyar's engal n^Adu (mannum imayamalai yengaL malaiyE), he 
<BR>> uses the word "malin^dha" to mean present/available in plenty. We use 
<BR>> this word to mean cheap/good value today. Does anyone know if 
<BR>> bharathiyar invented a different meaning or if that was the meaning 
<BR>> in his time? Are there any other instances of this usage pre-30s?
<BR>> 
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<BR>In another message, he wrote:
<BR>--- In agathiyar@y..., "kishorekca" <kishorekca@y...> wrote:
<BR>> These days we use malivu to mean cheap/good value. But, Bharathiyaar 
<BR>> in engaL n^Adu (mannum imayamalai yengaL malaiyE) uses malivu in an 
<BR>> apparently positive sense (available in plenty):
<BR>> 
<BR>> mAradha virar malin^dha n^an nAdu
<BR>> 
<BR>> Are there other instances of malivu used in this sense before/during 
<BR>> the 1920s?
<BR>> 
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<BR>"malinta" in the sense of plentiful is used many a time
<BR>in Tamil literature at least for 2000 years.
<BR>Have included few sangam tamil instances where
<BR>malinta 'plentiful' is used:
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<BR>QpuRa338x02 \BT nel malinta man2ai pon2 malinta maRukin2 \et
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<BR>QpuRa400x18 \BT maRavar malinta \et
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<BR>Qmalai155 \BT tUvoTu malinta kAya kAn2avar \
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<BR>QpuRa022x08 \BT maintu malinta maza kaLiRu \et
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<BR>Qaka062x09 \BT kaTu pun2al malinta kAviri pEr yARRu \et
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<BR>Qperu322 \BT mATam Ogkiya maNal mali maRukin2 \et
<BR>Qperu323 \BT paratar malinta pal vERu teruvin2 \e
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<BR>Qperu294 \BT muraN pU malinta mutu nIr poykai \et
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<BR>Qaka221x07 \BT vAgku cin2ai malinta tiraL arai marAattu \et
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<BR>Regards,
<BR>N. Ganesan
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