Word origins

• cashMoney in the form of notes or bills and coins, as opposed to checks, credit or electronic transactions.
• yaYeah; yes.
• SalemThe biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem.
• TamilOf or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.
• visForce; energy; might; power.
• ChennaiThe capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, India, formerly known as Madras.
• tyreThe ring-shaped protective covering around a wheel which is usually made of rubber or plastic composite and is either pneumatic or solid.
• karaA bangle worn by Sikhs, one of the five Ks, to remind them to do God's work.
• SamiA member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
• erodeTo wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
• CoimbatoreA large city and district of Tamil Nadu, India.
• MaduraiA district of Tamil Nadu, India.
• deyA servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid.
• catamaranA twin-hulled ship or boat.
• PondicherryFormer name of Puducherry: A union territory in southern India, consisting of four geographically separated exclaves of former French India, namely its capital, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahe.
• pariahSynonym of outcast: A person despised and excluded by their family, community, or society, especially a member of the untouchable castes in Indian society.
• SrinivasanA surname.
• patchouliAny of several East Indian plants in the genus Pogostemon, especially Pogostemon cablin, which yield a highly fragrant oil.
• IyerA surname from Tamil.
• portiaThespesia populnea, a flowering plant of the mallow family, found especially in parts of India.
• ValliOne of the two consorts of Murugan, the god of war.
• KrishnanA surname from Tamil.
• kandyA city, the capital of Central Province, Sri Lanka.
• KancheepuramA district of Tamil Nadu, India.
• idlyWithout specific purpose, intent or effort.
• NicobarOf or relating to the Nicobar Islands.
• olaypalm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a steel-tipped stylus
• iyengarA form of hatha (yoga) that focuses on precision in asana and pranayama
• JaffnaA city in northern Sri Lanka.
• coirThe fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
• muraliThe matrimony vine (Lycium barbarum).
• MedanThe capital and largest city of North Sumatra, Indonesia.
• PillaiA surname from Tamil.
• SridharA male given name.
• RamakrishnanA surname from Tamil.
• SundaramA surname.
• RaghavanA surname from India.
• VelloreA city in Tamil Nadu, India.
• RamanujanA surname from Tamil.
• topeTo drink excessively; to get drunk.
• EelamA proposed Tamil separatist state that would occupy northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.
• ViswanathanA surname.
• RadhakrishnanA surname from Tamil.
• NatarajanA surname from Tamil.
• RamanathanA surname from Tamil.
• HariharanA surname from Tamil.
• Meenakshia Hindu goddess, the tutelary deity of Madurai.
• ParthasarathyA surname from Sanskrit.
• RajagopalanA surname from Tamil.
• sambarA Southeast Asian deer (Rusa unicolor).
• pongalA sweet or savoury Indian rice dish.
• GanesanA surname.
• RajagopalA surname from Tamil.
• prataSynonym of roti prata (a type fried flatbread that is cooked over a flat grill)
• brattyCharacteristic of a brat; unruly and impolite.
• ThanjavurA city in Tamil Nadu, India, formerly known as Tanjore.
• corundumAn extremely hard mineral, a form of aluminum oxide with the chemical formula Al₂O₃, that occurs in the form of the gemstones sapphire and ruby; it is used as an abrasive.
• SivakumarA surname from Tamil.
• GopalakrishnanA surname from Tamil.
• TanjoreFormer name of Thanjavur (“an Indian city”).
• TirunelveliA city and district of Tamil Nadu, India.
• KodaikanalA municipality of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India.
• DeepavaliDiwali; the Hindu "festival of light" observed in October and November.
• MannarA city in Sri Lanka.
• KanchipuramA city in Tamil Nadu, India.
• KanyakumariA coastal town in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, India.
• SibiA city in Balochistan, Pakistan.
• CuddaloreA district of Tamil Nadu, India.
• NegomboNegombo, a city in Sri Lanka
• NagarajanA surname from Tamil.
• sholaA wild plant of species Aeschynomene aspera, found in Bengal and Assam, having a milky-white, spongy pith used for the manufacture of pith helmets and decorative artifacts.
• VenkataramanA surname from Tamil.
• JayaramanA surname from Tamil.
• GopalanA surname from Tamil.
• VenkatesanA surname from Tamil.
• KrishnaswamyA surname from Tamil.
• NagapattinamA town in Tamil Nadu, India, which contains the administrative headquarters of the Nagapattinam district.
• NilgiriA mountain range forming part of the Western Ghats in western Tamil Nadu, India.
• MuruganSynonym of Kartikeya
• vissA Burmese unit of measure for weight, approximately 1.63293 kilograms (3.6 pounds).
• VavuniyaVavuniya, a city in Sri Lanka
• SridharanA surname from Tamil.
• DindigulA district of Tamil Nadu, India.
• ArcotA town and urban area of Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu, India.
• SaravananA surname from Tamil.
• BharatanatyamA form of classical dance originating in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
• RamasamyA surname from Tamil.
• KaraikalA town in Puducherry, India.
• KumbakonamA city in the Thanjavur district in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
• padamIn Carnatic music, a type of short song, or the accompanying dance.
• Perumala Hindu deity, considered to be a form of Vishnu.
• SrideviA female given name used in India.
• PalaniA town in Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, India.
• palluThe usually decorated end of a sari that hangs loose when worn.
• congeeLeave, formal permission for some action, (originally and particularly)
• AndalA surname.
• NamakkalA district of Tamil Nadu, India.
• ShanmugamA male given name from Tamil.
• TiruchiTiruchirappalli (a district of Tamil Nadu, India).
• RamalingamA surname from Tamil.