கடி என்னும் உரிச்சொல்: இலக்கண மற்றும் இலக்கியப் பயன்பாட்டு ஆய்வு: The Adjective ‘Kadi’: A Study of Its Grammatical and Literary Usage

Abstract

Adjectives with multiple meanings hold a distinctive place in the Tamil grammatical and literary tradition. Among them, ‘kadi’ is a polysemous adjective that conveys various meanings depending on the context in which it occurs. This study identifies and examines the occurrences of the adjective ‘kadi’ in the grammatical and literary works Tolkappiyam, Nannool, Puraporul Venpamalai, Ettuthokai, Pattuppattu. Its various meanings, contexts of usage, and semantic extensions are analysed on the basis of literary evidence. The study also explores the grammatical background and literary distribution of ‘kadi’, thereby highlighting its distinctive place in the lexical richness of the Tamil language.

Keywords

• Kadi
• Adjective
• Tholkappiyam
• Nannool
• Purapporul Venpamalai
• Sangam Literature
• Pattuppattu
• Etthuthokai