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Tamil Lexicography Day – November 8
November 10 , 2019
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- In a first, Tamil Nadu celebrated its first Tamil Lexicography Day on November 8.
- It marks the birth anniversary of Italian missionary Constantine Joseph Beschi, also known as Veeramamunivar.
- He was responsible for bringing out the first Tamil dictionary Chaturakarati (சதுரகராதி).
- Earlier, scholars used to document words that were in usage.
- Those collections were called ‘Nigandu’.
About Veeramamunivar
- Veeramamunivar came to Tamil Nadu in 1710.
- He translated and explained in Latin the "Thirukkural".
- He also translated into European languages several other important Tamil literary works such as Devaaram (தேவாரம்), Thiruppugazh (திருப்புகழ்), Nannool (நன்னூல்) and Aaththichoodi (ஆத்திச்சூடி).
- His biggest poetical work is the Thembavani.
- He also wrote a prabandham (a minor literature) called Kaavalur Kalambagam (காவலூர் கலம்பகம்), a grammatical treatise called Thonnool (தொன்னூல்), a guide book for catechists with the title Vedhiyar Ozukkam (வேதியர் ஒழுக்கம்), and Paramarthaguruvin Kadhai (பரமார்த்த குருவின் கதை - The Adventures of Guru Paramartha).
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