ஒப்பீட்டு நோக்கில் தமிழ் – கன்னட இலக்கண நூல்கள் காட்டும் திணை - பால் இலக்கண அமைப்பு

Grammatical Structure of Tinai (Classification) and Paal (Gender) as Shown in Tamil and Kannada Grammar Books: A Comparative Perspective

Authors

  • R. Brindha Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Tamil, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur – 610 005. Author
  • Dr. P. Kumar Research Guide, Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur – 610 005 Author

Keywords:

Tamil, Kannada, Grammer, Comparative Study, Thinai, Linguistics, Morphology, Karnataka Bhashabhushanam, Tolkappiyam

Abstract

Language is a tool used by living beings to express their thoughts. Grammar books demonstrate how language is spoken at various levels, undergoes changes, and provides a systematic structure for these linguistic elements. Such grammatical treatises have emerged in both Tamil and Kannada throughout the ages. This article examines the structure of Tinai (class/category) and Paal (gender/number) in these two languages, based on the first available grammatical works for phonology and morphology. This study investigates the systems of Tinai and Paal by taking Tolkappiyam, the most ancient grammatical work in Tamil, and Karnataka Bhashabhushanam, a work that defines the grammar for letters and words in Kannada, as its primary basis.

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Author Biographies

  • R. Brindha, Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Tamil, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur – 610 005.

    ர. பிருந்தா, முனைவர் பட்ட ஆய்வாளர், தமிழ்த்துறை, தமிழ்நாடு மத்தியப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், திருவாரூர் – 610 005

    R. Brindha, Ph.D. Research Scholar, Department of Tamil, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur – 610 005. Email: brindharavisankar@gmail.com

  • Dr. P. Kumar, Research Guide, Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur – 610 005

    முனைவர் ப. குமார், நெறியாளர் & உதவிப் பேராசிரியர், தமிழ்த்துறை, தமிழ்நாடு மத்தியப் பல்கலைக்கழகம், திருவாரூர் – 610 005

    Dr. P. Kumar, Research Guide, Assistant Professor, Department of Tamil, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur – 610 005. Email: dr.pkumar@cutn.ac.in

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2. Ilavararsu, Soma. Nannūl. Manivasagar Pathippagam, 2014.

3. Cēṉāvaraiyar. Tolkāppiyam Collatikāram: Cēṉāvaraiyar Urai. The South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Publishing Society, 2019.

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Published

01-11-2025

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Vol. 4 No. 04 (2025): Kalanjiyam November 2025

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ர. பிருந்தா, & முனைவர் ப. குமார். (2025). ஒப்பீட்டு நோக்கில் தமிழ் – கன்னட இலக்கண நூல்கள் காட்டும் திணை - பால் இலக்கண அமைப்பு: Grammatical Structure of Tinai (Classification) and Paal (Gender) as Shown in Tamil and Kannada Grammar Books: A Comparative Perspective. KALANJIYAM - International Journal of Tamil Studies, 4(04), 542-552. https://ngmtamil.in/kalanjiyam-tamil/index.php/kalanjiyam/article/view/190

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