Tamil Wiki:Terminologies

Sitrilakyam

Ettuthokai - Eight Anthologies

Pathupattu - Ten Idylls

Agam - lit. inside, category which deals with inner or private life, specifically 'love between man and woman'

Puram - lit. outside, category which deals with outer or public life, specifically 'heroism, war, ethics etc'

Thinai - minor genres

Kaikilai - unrequitted love

Perunthinai - improper love

Agapuram - agam genre mixed with puram elements

Vetchi - cattle raid

Vanchi - preperation for war or invasion

Ulignai - siege

Thumbai - battle

Vaagai - victory

Kaanchi - tragedy or instability

Paadan - elegy or praise

Thalaivan, Kilavan - hero

Thalaivi, kilathi - heroine

Paangan, thozhan - hero's friend

Paangi, thozhi - heroine's friend

Nattrai - mother

Sevili - foster mother

Kootru - speaker

Ketpor - listener

Mudhalporul - lit, 'first, basic things'; consists of basic elements such as a tract of land, a season, a time of day or night

Karuporul - lit, 'things born'; flora and fauna found in the tract, its inhabitants, their occupations etc

Uriporul - lit, 'proper, specific'; the aspect peculiar to each landscape, more specifically, the feelings, deeds and situations of the dramatis personae of the love poetry.

Kurinji - mountains

Neydhal - seashore

Paalai - wastelands

Mullai - forests

Marudham - agricultural plains

Karpu - love after marriage

Kalavu - love before marriage

Kondrai - cassia tree

Cheyyul urupu - constituents of poetry