Planets’ proper names in Tulu

August 16, 2022 (updated August 16, 2022) Published by bpci

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The early Tulu tribes’ adoption of the names of the planets in our solar system as proper names is another characteristic of their Pirak phase of civilisation, which lasted from approximately 2000 to 500 BC. The group of sages who resided in the northwest of the Indian subcontinent and wrote the Vedas worshipped a number of planets as well as other natural forces. Worship of animals, heroes, and spirits was popular among the Tulu of the present and other tribes of the time. There was started worship of Brahma/Bermer. At that time, astrology was a common practise. According to legend, even Abraham initially used astrology. Several tribes that were there at the time naturally took the names of the planets in the solar system, so it makes sense.

In one of his study papers, Professor Mariappa Bhat made note of how common it is for Tulu people to use names of the Sun and various planets as part of their legitimate names. The names are as follows and match the names of the seven days of the week:

English Sanskrit .>. Tulu*

Sun Aditya Aitha
Moon Soma Soma/Toma
Mars Angaraka Angare
Mercury Budha Booda
Jupiter Guru Guruve
Venus Shukra Tukra
Saturn Shani Taniya
*[Tulu proper names were used with suffixes of –anna,-appa or aiha]

These proper names were once highly valued by Tulu people, but they are currently being abandoned in favour of modernity because they are out of style. Only Aditya, Soma, and Guru are still favoured among the Sanskrit equivalents; the others are all but defunct.
On the succeeding historical eras, the astrological studies in the northwest Indian subcontinent persisted and the fundamental scientific and mathematical ideas were further developed. With Jantar Mantar serving as the primary exhibit of our tradition in astronomical research, astrological study centres have been established in areas of the Indian subcontinent like Jaipur and Delhi.

The Tulu people’s use of these recently extinct planetary names is a testament to their ancient past, which dates to around 500 BC to 2000 BC.

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