Tulu Lesson 25: Tulu Calendar, Week Names, Seasons and Weather Conditions in Tulu

namaskAra! encha ullar?

So far we have learned a number of grammar lessons in Tulu. Today, just for a change, we are going to learn something a bit different and that is the Tulu calendar and also week names, seasons and weather conditions.

Tulu Calendar is one of the oldest traditional Indian solar calendars. Even though now in routine most of us follow the Western or Gregorian calendar, Tulu calendar is still used for agriculture activities, religious activities and festivals in Tulu Nadu region.

Let us now learn the names of the months in Tulu. Probably, you will find the words a little bit difficult to remember since they are new words.

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

Each month has 30 to 31 days. A year is called as ‘orsa’ or ‘ODu’ in Tulu. The New Year or the first day of the ‘orsa’ falls in ‘paggu’ and the day is called ‘bisu’ (April 14 or 15) and this day is celebrated as ‘bisu parba’ in Tulu Nadu.

 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
chandra (tingol)	chandra (tingaLu)	Moon
tingolda bolpu	beLadingaLu	Moon light
sUrya (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

Non-Sanskrit Week Names in Tulu: (not used in spoken Tulu)

Tulu	Kannada	English
nesrAjae	AdityavAra	Sunday
tingolAjae	sOmavAra	Monday
kemmAjae	mangaLavAra	Tuesday
budenAjae	budhavAra	Wednesday
bOlajae	guruvAra	Thursday
bolliyAjae	shukravAra	Friday
taniyAjae/saniyAjae	shanivAra	Saturday

Meaning of each word:

nesrAjae = nesar + Ajae

nesar = Sun

Ajae = Day/Weak 

tingolAjae = tingol + Ajae

tingol = Moon

kemmAjae = kem + Ajae

kem = red (kem is the prefix which is used to signify red colour)

As Mars is red in colour, it is kemmAjae

budenAjae = budena + Ajae

bude = Mercury

bOlAjae = bOlae + Ajae

bOlae = A big sized round object

As Jupiter is the biggest planet, it is bOlAjae 

bolliyAjae = bolli + Ajae

bolli = Silver

As Venus is shiny like silver, it is bolliyAjae

taniyAjae/saniyAjae = sani + Ajae

sani/tani/chani = Saturn 

Names of Seasons and Words related to 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
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

Example Sentences:

Tulu: niklenaiTe barsa encha uNDu?

English: How is the rain at your place?

Kannada: nimkaDe maLe hEgide?

Tulu: patt dinaDdinchi buDandae barsa baronduNDu

English: It’s raining continuously from ten days.

Kannada: hattu dinagaLinda biDade maLe baruttide

Tulu: ini mast chali uNDu

English: It’s very cold today

Kannada: ivattu tumbA chaLi ide

Tulu: ini eDDae bolkkir, barsa ijji

English: Today sky is cleared, no rain

Kannada: ivattu oLLe bisilu, maLe illa

Tulu: ini mast dombu uNDu

English: Today it is very sunny

Kannada: ivattu tumbA bisilide

Tulu: mUlu mast seketonduNDu

English: It’s very hot here

Kannada: illi tumbA sekhe Agtide

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solmelu!