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 |
Read more about this topic: Tamil Grammar
Famous quotes containing the words parts of, parts and/or grammar:
“Pure Spirit, one hundred degrees proof—that’s a drink that only the most hardened contemplation-guzzlers indulge in. Bodhisattvas dilute their Nirvana with equal parts of love and work.”
—Aldous Huxley (1894–1963)
“Rice and peas fit into that category of dishes where two ordinary foods, combined together, ignite a pleasure far beyond the capacity of either of its parts alone. Like rhubarb and strawberries, apple pie and cheese, roast pork and sage, the two tastes and textures meld together into the sort of subtle transcendental oneness that we once fantasized would be our experience when we finally found the ideal mate.”
—John Thorne, U.S. cookbook writer. Simple Cooking, “Rice and Peas: A Preface with Recipes,” Viking Penguin (1987)
“Proverbs, words, and grammar inflections convey the public sense with more purity and precision, than the wisest individual.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)