Parts of Tamil Grammar
Traditional Tamil grammar consists of five parts, namely eḻuttu, sol, porul, yāppu, aṇi. Of these, the last two are mostly applicable in poetry. The following table gives additional information about these parts.
| Tamil name | Meaning | Main grammar books |
| eḻuttu | letter | Tolkāppiyam, Nannūl |
| sol | word | Tolkāppiyam, Nannūl |
| porul | life-style | Tolkāppiyam |
| yāppu | form | Yāpparuṅkalakkārikai |
| aṇi | method | Tanṭiyalaṅkāram |
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