Tolkappiyam’s Feminine Living Beings in the Framework of Sangam Literature

சங்க இலக்கியக் கட்டமைப்பில் தொல்காப்பியப் பெண்பால் உயிரினங்கள்

  • K Sangara Narayanan Assistant Professor, Tamil Development Board, Department University of Madras, Chennai
Keywords: Tolkappiyam, Sangam Literature, Feminine Gender, Living Beings, Gender Classification, Grammatical Gender

Abstract

This article is structured to present the records of feminine-gendered living beings mentioned in Tolkappiyar’s Marapiyal (section on convention/usage) through Sangam literature. Tolkappiyam structures Marapiyal into young names, masculine names, and feminine names. Among these, the following verse (nūṟpā) explains the living beings that receive feminine names.

References

Sangam Literature, Ettuthokai (The Eight Anthologies). (2014). Chennai: New Century Book House.
Sangam Literature, Pathupattu (The Ten Idylls). (2014). Chennai: New Century Book House.
Published
2019-10-01
Issue
Vol 4 No 2 (2019)
Section
Articles

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