Computer-related Words in Tamil

Computer-related Words in Tamil


The following is a short collection of computer-related words in Tamil. The tamil words are in romanized/transliterated format. (hopefully next year when we all have a font encoding standard, the tamil words will be in tamil!) The following transliteration scheme (Adami/Madurai) is used:

vowels: a, A/aa, i, I/ee, u, U/oo, e, E, ai, o, O, au/ow, q/ah
consonants: k, ng, c/s, NY/ny, t/d, N, th/dh, nN/n^, p/b, m, y, r, l, v, z/zh, L, R, n
grantha: h, j, S, sh, sri

address mukavari, vilAcam
border karaikaL
brackets adaippuk kuRikaL
brochure kuRippu
browser ulAvi
center maiyam, maththi, nadu
change maRRal, maRRu
character ezhuththu
click codukku/codukkinAl
clipboard maRaip palakai
client, customer vAdikkaiyALar
colour vaNNam, niRam
command kattaLai
comments, explanatory notes viLakkak kuRippu
compress adakkiamukku
computer kaNani, kaNippoRi
computer engineer/expert kaNip poriyALar
computer science kaNani iyal
contact thodarpu
copy pirathi, nakal
create uruvAkku
crop cethukku
cursor Eval
cyberspace kaNiniyakam
decompress virivAkku
desktop computer mEcaik kaNani
desktop publication mEcaip piracuram
dictionary akarAthi
directory kattu, kattai
distribute viniyOki, viniyOkappaduththu
document AvaNam
download izhuththuvai
drag izhu
e-mail min aNYcal
editor thokuppar
educational software aRiviyal menporuL
erase azhi
escape veLiyEru
electronic minnanu iyal, miniyal
features amcangkaL
file Olai, kOvai, kOppai
find thEdu, kaNdupidi
font vari vadivam
floppy men thattu
font varivadivu, ezhuththu vadivam
frames vElikaL, cattap padalkaL
games viLaiyAttukkkaL
graphics varaivukaL
hard drive/disc van thattu
hardware van poruL, iyali
help uthavi, thuNai
home page illap pakkam
information thakaval
information technology thakaval kaLam
install ERRu (ERRuvathu), nAttu (nAttuvathu)
installation ERRamaippu
internet iNaiyam, tholai valai thodarpu
italics cAinntha
key vicai
keyboard vicaip palakai
laptop computer madik kaNini
laser disc lEcar thakadu
layout ida othukkIdu, amaippu
line vari
list attavaNai pattiyal
magnetic disk kAnthath thakadu
memory koLLadakkam
memory bank NYApaka adukku
monitor thirai
mouse kaikAtti, eli
network valaippinnal, paNippinnal
newsgroup ceithik kuzhu
news ceithi
operating system thaLam, ceyalam
optical scanner oLi varudi
page pakkam
paragraph pakathi, panthi/paththi
peripheral cakalap porutkaL, viLimbu
popularise pirapalappaduththal
power cakthi, valu
pointer kuriyeedu
press amukku, thattu
print accadi
publications veLiyiidukaL
publish veLiyiidu, piracuri
publisher pathippakaththAr
ready thayAr
release veLiyiidu
save cEmikka
section pakuthi
server vazhangi, parimARi
shareware pakir menporuL
software menporuL, ceyali
sort varicai cei/ ozhungu cei
source code AthAra ANaikaL
sound card caththakkirami / olikkirami
site thaLam
table attavaNai
telnet kaNinith thotti
thread n^oolizhaikaL, n^oolizhai
technology thozhil n^utpam <
underline adiyil kOdiyida
update puduppiththal
user upayOkippavar, payanpaduththuvOr
WWW (world-wide-web) ulakaLAviya valai, ulaka valai maiyam, vaiyaka virivu valai (vvv)
web iNaiyam
web page iNaiyap pakkam
web site iNaiyath thaLam
word processor col ceyalAkki