erangagunadum (எறங்ககுனதும்)

English translation: immediately after getting down

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Tamil term or phrase:இறங்கினதும்
English translation:immediately after getting down
Entered by: SeiTT

11:22 Jun 22, 2017
Tamil to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / Indian Languages
Tamil term or phrase: erangagunadum (எறங்ககுனதும்)
Greetings,

This sentence is from Annamalai's Colloquial Tamil, so it is written in the Latin alphabet:
baslerundu erangagunadum maẕe piḍiccukiḍuccu.

I'd better try and put it into Tamil script as I'm not sure if the system used for transcription is a recognized one. I think it must be something like this:
பஸ்லெருந்து எறங்ககுனதும் மழெ பிடிச்சு கிடுச்சு.

Please, what is this construction with குனதும்? What would be the Literary Tamil equivalent? Does it have anything to do with the Tamil word குணம்? I know that's unlikely, but I can't seem to trace the word/suffix at all.

Best wishes and many thanks,

Simon
SeiTT
United Kingdom
Local time: 23:49
இறங்கியதும்/இறங்கினதும்
Explanation:
In my opinion, the word இற்ங்கினதும்/இறங்கியதும் has got distorted during usage and is being mentioned as எறங்குனதும் Actually எறங்குனதும் is wrong in written language, though it may be used sparingly in spoken language.

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Note added at 4 days (2017-06-26 16:27:11 GMT)
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It means "immediately after getting down"
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DEVANATHAN RENGACHARI
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Local time: 04:19
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Summary of answers provided
5எறங்குனதும்
Hannah Gunasingh
5இறங்கிய உடன் (இறங்கியவுடன்)
Gopinath Jambulingam
5இறங்கியதும் - once get down
Rajamanickam. R.
5இறங்கியதும்/இறங்கினதும்
DEVANATHAN RENGACHARI


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
எறங்குனதும்


Explanation:
எறங்ககுனதும் is a spelling mistake! The "ka" (க) is not needed. This is colloquial Tamil, of course.

எறங்குனதும் is right.

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Note added at 12 mins (2017-06-22 11:34:52 GMT)
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இறங்கிதும் is the Literary Tamil. No this doesn't have anything to do with "குணம்"

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Note added at 17 mins (2017-06-22 11:40:16 GMT)
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Sorry an error - the literary Tamil is " இறங்கினதும்"

Hannah Gunasingh
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
இறங்கிய உடன் (இறங்கியவுடன்)


Explanation:
குனதும் - immediately after, as soon as

பஸ்லெருந்து எறங்குனதும் மழ பிடிச்சுக்கிடுச்சு - It started raining as (I) alighted from the bus.

It started raining as soon as he got down from the bus.

Gopinath Jambulingam
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இறங்கியதும் - once get down


Explanation:
எறங்ககுனதும் is a colloqual term with a spelling error.
It should be எறங்குனதும் or எறங்கினதும்

Proper term is
இறங்கியதும் = once get down

Rajamanickam. R.
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இறங்கியதும்/இறங்கினதும்


Explanation:
In my opinion, the word இற்ங்கினதும்/இறங்கியதும் has got distorted during usage and is being mentioned as எறங்குனதும் Actually எறங்குனதும் is wrong in written language, though it may be used sparingly in spoken language.

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Note added at 4 days (2017-06-26 16:27:11 GMT)
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It means "immediately after getting down"

Example sentence(s):
  • வான ஊர்தியிலிருந்து கீழே இற்ங்கியதும், அவன் தாயின் முகத்தைத் தேடினான்.
  • பேரூந்திலிருந்து இறங்கினதும் நண்பனை சந்தித்தேன்.
DEVANATHAN RENGACHARI
India
Local time: 04:19
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Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
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