Calendar, Week Names, Seasons and Weather Conditions in Tulu

Month Names in Tulu:


Tulu Name
English
Sanskrit Name (Solar)
Sanskrit Name (Lunar)
paggu
April–May
mEsha
chaitra
bEsa
May–June
vrishabha
vaishAkha
kArtel
June–July
mithuna
jyEshTha
ATi
July–August
karkATaka
AshADha
sONa
August–September
simha
shrAvaNa
nirnAla
September–October
kanyA
bhAdrapada
bontel
October–November
tulA
ashvina
jArdae
November–December
vrishchika
kArtika
perArdae
December–January
dhanu
mArgashIrsha
ponni / puyintel
January–February
makara
pausha
mAyi
February–March
kumbha
mAgha
suggi
March–April
mIna
phAlguna


Some of the words related to calendar:

Tulu

Kannada

English

panchAnga

panchAnga

Calendar

orsa / ODu

varsha

Year

IyoDu

I varsha

This year

mUvoDu

kaLeda varsha

Last year

munnoDu

eraDu varshagaLa hinde

Year before the last year

tingol

tingaLu

Month

chandre (tingol)

chandra (tingaLu)

Moon

tingolda bolpu

beLadingaLu

Moon light

sUrye (nEsar)

sUrya (nEsara)

Sun

portu

hottu / samaya

Time

nakshatra / bolli

nakshatra

Star

vAra

vAra

Week

dina

dina

Day

tEdi

dinAnka

Date

amAsae

amavasye

New moon day

punnamae

huNNime

Full moon day

sankrAnti / sankramana

sankrAnti / sankramana

The movement of the sun from one zodiac sign to another

singoDae / tingoDae

tingaLa modala dina

The first day of each month in Tulu Calendar

pattanAjae

(vrishabha mAsada) hattane dina

Tenth day / Commonly referred to tenth day of the month ‘bEsa’ - The ending day for all religious and cultural functions of the season like, Bhuta worship, Yakshagana play, annual fairs of the temples etc.


Week Names in Tulu:
Tulu
Kannada
English
aitAra
AdityavAra
Sunday
sOmAra
sOmavAra
Monday
angArae / manglAra
mangaLavAra
Tuesday
budAra
budhavAra
Wednesday
gurvAra
guruvAra
Thursday
sukrAra
shukravAra
Friday
saniyAra
shanivAra
Saturday

Names of Seasons and Weather Conditions in Tulu:

Tulu

Kannada

English

aregAla

bEsige kAla

Summer / Hot season

maryAla

maLegAla

Rainy Season / Monsoon

chaligAla

chaLigAla

Winter / Cold season

gAli

gALi

Wind

karae gAli

kare gALi

Wind blowing towards the shore

birugAli

birugALi

Storm

eri gAli

bisi gALi

Hot wind

simagAli

tampugALi

Cool breeze

suligAli

suligALi

Whirl wind

barsa

maLe

Rain

mugal

mODa

Cloud

maind

manju

Fog/Mist

chali

chaLi

Cold

dombu

bisilu

Sunny / sunshine

sekae

sekhe

Hot

begar

bevaru

Perspire / sweat

begapu (begapuni)

bevaru

To perspire

bolla

nere / pravAha

Flood

ertae / dinjel

ubbara

High tide

jappel

iLita

Low tide

bolkkir

bisilu / shubhra vAtavaraNA

clearing of the sky from clouds and the sun is coming out after shower

menchi

minchu

Lighting

teDil

siDilu

Thunder

1 comment:

  1. Thanks very much. Very informative and a must read for every Tuluva person.

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