Pongal/Sankranti

[N. Ganesan]

On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, N. Ganesan wrote:
>   Pongal comes from the Tamil noun "pongu" (to overflow)
>   This is what we do while cooking Pongal outdoors.

 AaNDaaL refers to preparations for Pongal day. I have
 to check the exact lines.

 pongal < Ta. verb 'pongu'
 tOcai < Ta. verb 'tOy' (Consider tOccal/tOyttal)
 uppumA = Ta. uppu + mA(vu)
 iTli < iTTaLi = iTTu + aLi (Each session is called IiTu)

 Does vaTai come from vaTu?
 Like koTuppatu > koTai, aTuvatu > aTai.

 Regards,
 N. Ganesan




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