ஆறு

ஆறு

ஆறு (āṟu) is the everyday Tamil word for river. It comes from Old Tamil யாறு (yāṟu) and ultimately from Proto-Dravidian yĀṯu, through a regular Tamil sound change that dropped word-initial y-. Sangam texts preserve both forms, showing the change underway. The Paripāṭal anthology dedicates an entire cycle of poems (6-7, 10-12, 16, 20, 22) to the Vaiyai river at Madurai, depicting the city's everyday relationship with

ஆறு / நதி / ஆறு / யாறு / ஆறு as akam-tiṇai element