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naanum

நானும்
Tamil

I also; I too

Lyrics

Meaning

Naanum is a first-person singular pronoun ('I') combined with an emphatic particle meaning 'also' or 'too'. It appears in lyrics when the speaker asserts their own status, action, or experience in addition to something already mentioned or in relation to others. For example, a nayika might use it to claim her place alongside other wives or to express a shared state.

In the songs

  • Oomaiyaai naanum maarinen

    I too became mute

    Un Perai Sonnale · A.R. Rahman

  • Kandhaa idhenna niyaayam naanum un manaivi thaan

    Skanda, what justice is this? I am also your wife.

    Vasalil Vandha Vagai Edhaiya · Traditional

  • Kandhaa idhenna niyaayam naanum un manaivi thaan

    Skanda, what justice is this? I am also your wife.

    Vasalil Vandha Vagai Edhaiya · Traditional

  • Kandhaa idhenna niyaayam naanum un manaivi thaan

    Skanda, what justice is this? I am also your wife.

    Vasalil Vandha Vagai Edhaiya · Traditional

Songs with this word

From the lyrics we hold — 2 songs.

  • Un Perai Sonnale

    A.R. Rahman

    appears in 1 line

  • Vasalil Vandha Vagai Edhaiya

    Traditional

    appears in 3 lines

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