Donte Schoenhals: Malayalam language did not exist in the present form during samgam era. Five attributes are not just about Tamil Nadu, it is about landscapes in genera; with several attributes about it. Further, it is not used in all samgam literature (you wont see this in Pathitrupathu, for example).Literally, these words are names of flowers which is mostly same in tamil and malayalam .Kurinnchi in Tamil is Kurunji in malayalam, mullai is mullappoovu, marutham is maruthu maram, neithal is aampal poovu, paalai is paala.About the landscape attribute, its English and Malayalam Equivalents are as followsKurinji- Mountains- parvathamMullai- Forest lands- vana pradeshamMarutham- Valleys, Plainlands - samathalamNeithal - sea shore- kadal theeramPaalai- waste lands- tharisu bhoomi...Show more
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