Red

செம்மண். செந்தமிழ். செந்தாமரை. சென்னை.

Posted by Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan on February 11th, 2008 | Filed in Asides |


6 Responses to “Red”

  1. Krishnan Says:

    Semman and Senthamarai refer to the color red. But Senthamizh doesn’t refer to the color red. It’s sezhumai + tamil or semmai + tamil. I remember reading this somewhere.

  2. Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan Says:

    Ah! Chenthil told me the same thing. Hmmm

  3. jillumadrasi Says:

    chevazhai

    chemeen

  4. Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan Says:

    And
    Chenthaamarai

  5. jillumadrasi Says:

    same thing with senthil I suppose:

    It’s sezhumai + tamil or semmai + tamil.

  6. Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan Says:

    Yeah. Chenthil tells me I am wrong. But I do think there’s a shade of red in Tamil

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