Ever wondered what would be the Tamil equivalent word for 'Selfie' or how the word 'Selfie' have come to the existence which become the International word of the year in 2013. Lets dig in deep , the word 'selfie' was only founded in 2002, by an Australian man named Nathan hope . It is said that he got drunk at his 21st birthday and posted a picture with a caption reading " Sorry about the focus , it was a selfie" . By 2013 a decade later the word was added to Oxford dictionary and the description given to the word was ' a photo that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smart phone or webcam and shared via social media'. To its extreme June 21 is celebrated as world selfie day started bu DJ Rick Mcneely .
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TAMIL EQUIVALENT OF - 'SELFIE'
Tamil language has always been stated as one of the oldest language and have been backed up with its rich vocabulary and literature, but new words are been constantly emerging in this era like 'Hot spot',' Selfie' etc for which an Tamil equivalent words are difficult to find out. This was buzzing Tamil literates hence the formation of 'Sorkuvai' (Word corpus) a project intended to collect Tamil words and arrange them in an orderly manner. The Tamil Nadu government has sanctioned 1 crore for this project and successfully translated 3.79 lakhs words till date (The Hindu). The words are concluded on the basis of healthy arguments and the meeting is held twice very month , where scholars meet and discuss to finalize the word, any foreign root words are identified like 'praccanai' meaning problem in Tamil but has its root in Sanskrit are kicked down to form pure Tamil words. . The collected words are constantly updated in their website https://sorkuvai.com/. There is also a toll free number 14469 through which anyone can contact the center and clarify their doubts and even provide suggestions. And the Tamil equivalent for selfie is 'Thaami' derived from 'Thaane payanpaduthuvadhu' meaning using on your own. This Tamil word has been derived by a group of college students.Next time you speak in Tamil check yourself the number of foreign word you use and try as much as usage of Tamil words.Please share your thoughts in comments. Happy BLOGGING!!!
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