[9mm_fan]

maybe, thesarus could be also translated as 'poruLagaraathi' - because a thesarus groups
words by their meanings. The synonym function
is not as important as the overall framework, whereby you get words closer in meaning next
to each other in the list and in adjacent pages.
Roget's thesarus was converted into
a dictionary format only later.

[NeroASERCH]

here are some words that i have not been able to get a GOOD thamizh equivalent:
volatile
thesaurus
prototype

[TorryJens]

Chandrasekaran,
We are not deliberately shying away from a compact word, we are infact searching for it. The very reason behind this thread is to get more sophisticated with our Thamizh vocabulary.

I appreciate your in depth response for each word. I still don't feel that muran captures the full meaning of irony because irony is not just a contrast, it also stands for a poignant turn of events (If a writer didn't possess a pen, it would be an ironic circumstance; if a cigarette company owner died of lung cancer there is irony there). Either through usage or its vagueness, the word irony packs a lot of meaning that covers a range of moods and situations.

[Peptobismol]

Whats the thamizh word for "stereotype"?

[9mm_fan]

thaLam seems to be good. Any other more
natural translation?

[Lt_Apple]

orEmAdhiriyAna?

[HedgeYourBets]

Udhaya, ..)

[Raj_Copi_Jin]

what's the best Thamizh word for "juxtapose"?

[S.T.D.]

I was browsing through the Kazhagath Thmizh Agarathi and voila:
neutral - nodhumal

nodhumal - ayal; viruppu veRuppu inmai.
nodhumalar - ayalAr.

Contrast this with nANbar and pagaivar.
I feel we have a beautiful word for neutral!.

[9mm_fan]

thannIrmai = personality; individuality

(please help me with this; what is that kuRaL that ends with

thannIrmai kunRA vidil? )

[Raj_Copi_Jin]

Thanks JR, Chandra!

[HedgeYourBets]

balaji, thanks for the kOrthal suggestion.
chandra, nodhumal and ayal are both good finds. I can't wait to use them in some context.

[radikal]

Gokul: Dictionary gives the meaning of words. Theasarus gives the equivalent words. ( very useful when solving crosswords).

Dictionary is agarAthi.

Does the concept of theasarus there in our language?

sorkalanjiam - na encyclopaedia va ?

[9mm_fan]

RJay,
Thanks for informing me about the existence of 'Tharkaala thamizh agaraathi'.
I will keep that in mind next time I shop for
Tamil books.

Chandra

[radikal]

juxtapose means to place side by side: like in juxtapose unexpected combinations of colors, shapes and ideas.
so i guess a straightforward translation will be aduthaduthu vaithal. i think a better meaning will be "korthal" as in poo korthal. it blends itself well into the profundity given by usage of juxtaposition.

[TorryJens]

irony is something like a vEdhanaiyAna nagaichchuvai. my own
"creation" for this word would be "annagai" (alladhu + nagai; alladhu
is opposite of nalladhu!!). Or may be thInagai would be an apt and short
word. Too old sounding???

will try something for sterotype also, soon.

[PhillipHer]

balaji,
"araitha maavu" is the Thamizh cliche to describe cliche.

[tgs]

muraNpAdu?

[LottiFurmann]

Is Thesaurus diff from dictionary. If it is not then agarAthi?
[This word means something else in Trichy, JR?]

[Big A]

Reka,Udhaya,Balaji

I guess it is difficult to get one word for such
words.

Kanchana,arUL what do you guys think?