ஆரஞ்சு நிறம்
ārañju niṟam/ɑːɾɐɲdʒɯ nɪrɐm/word by word
The English phrase "orange color" is translated into Tamil as ஆரஞ்சு நிறம் (ārañju niṟam).
ஆரஞ்சு நிறம் is used to describe the bright color that is a mix of red and yellow.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the loanword ஆரஞ்சு (orange) and the Tamil word நிறம் (color).
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun நிறம் (color) is an inanimate noun and does not change its form based on the gender or number of the object being described.
How do you pronounce it?
ārañju niṟam
Did you know?
- The Tamil word ஆரஞ்சு is a loanword from English, but the English word 'orange' originally traces its roots back to a word from the Dravidian language family.
- While ஆரஞ்சு is used for the color, the native Tamil word for the orange fruit is often நரங்கி (naraṅki).
- The word for 'color', நிறம், is likely derived from the root 'நிறு', which means 'to stay' or 'to fix', suggesting a color is something that stays fixed in a place.
Examples in context
- எனக்கு ஆரஞ்சு நிறம் மிகவும் பிடிக்கும்.enakku āranju niram mikavum piṭikkum.I like the orange color very much.
Example conversation
Anita and Santhosh are looking at a painting in an art gallery.
- அனிதா Anitaஇந்த ஓவியத்தில் ஆரஞ்சு நிறம் அழகாக இருக்கிறது.intac oviyattil āranju niram aḻakāka irukkiṟatu.The orange color in this painting is beautiful.
- சந்தோஷ் Santhoshஆம், அனிதா, அது மிகவும் பிரகாசமாக உள்ளது.ām, anitā, atu mikavum pirukācamāka uḷḷatu.Yes, Anita, it is very bright.
- அனிதா Anitaசந்தோஷ், உனக்கு இந்த நிறம் பிடிக்குமா?santōṣ, uṇakku inta niram piṭikkumā?Santhosh, do you like this color?
- சந்தோஷ் Santhoshநிச்சயமாக, எனக்கு இந்த நிறம் பிடிக்கும்.niccayamā, enakku inta niram piṭikkum.Certainly, I like this color.
Sources
- IPA marked “word by word” joins the Wiktionary pronunciations of each word (ஆரஞ்சு, நிறம்) and can differ in connected speech.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ஆரஞ்சு, நிறம், CC BY-SA 4.0.
