Day is night in Dravidian?

[Periannan Chandrasekaran]

It is worth noting in this context that Classicl Tamil seems to employ
the word nizal in the  contradictiory senses of shadow *and*
light/lustre/brightness.

"nizal tikaz
nIla nAkam nalkiya kalingkam..." (cirupANARRuppaTai: 95-96)
-->"...the lustrous  blue cloth [slough] yielded by the cobra"

"....vEl nizal ...."  (malaipaTukatAm: 88)
-->"..brightness of the spear.."

Regards
Chandra

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sudalaimuthu Palaniappan [mailto:Palaniappa at AOL.COM]


>
> Are there other languages where the word for day is based on
> the word for
> night?
>
> Regards
> S. Palaniappan
>

I also see that in CT, the word "nizal" is used for shadow or image
as well as for light, sheen, lustre.


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