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The register of use can vary depending on the situation. For example, saying என் வீடு (En veeṭu) meaning 'my house' is considered rude even when if the house does not belong to the listener as it can suggest possessiveness. For the purpose of this article, the order of register descends from majestic > official > standard > low.
A Maratha Durbar showing the Chief and the nobles (Sardars, Jagirdars, Sarpatil, Istamuradars & Mankaris) of the state.. Indian honorifics are honorific titles or appendices to names used in the Indian subcontinent, covering formal and informal social, commercial, and religious relationships.
Kō meaning 'king' signifying his official title; Cēramān is the dynastic name; Yāṇaikkat 'Elephant-eyed' is a distinctive feature; Cēi is the iyatpeyar, or proper name; and Irumporai is an appellate. Another example is Malayamān Cōzhiya Ēnati Tirukkaṇṇan.
Pillai (Tamil:) is a Tamil surname traditionally associated with the Vellalar community, a dominant agrarian and land-owning group in Tamil Nadu and northern Sri Lanka [1] [2]. The term Pillai is believed to have originated as an honorific title meaning "child" or "son," connoting nobility and respect. [ 3 ]
A skeleton key is a 万 能 钥 匙 ("myriad-use key"), [9] the emperor was the "lord of myriad chariots" (萬乘之主), [10] the Great Wall is called 万 里 长 城 ("Myriad-mile Long Wall"), Zhu Xi's statement 月 映 万 川 ("the moon reflects in myriad rivers") had the sense of supporting greater empiricism in Chinese philosophy, [11 ...
Tamil does not have an equivalent for the existential verb to be; it is included in the translations only to convey the meaning. The negative existential verb, to be not , however, does exist in the form of illai (இல்லை) and goes at the end of the sentence (and does not change with number, gender, or tense).
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^ Use when the distinction between the reph and eyelash form of Ra is required; otherwise transliterate as 'r'. ^ Used when writing Tamil in Sinhala script. ^ Use র for Bengali and Manipuri, and ৰ for Assamese. ^ Assamese and Manipuri only. ^ May be pronounced 'w' in some languages.