What does Tamil mean?
Definitions for Tamil
ˈtæm əl, ˈtʌm-, ˈtɑ məltamil
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Princeton's WordNet
Tamilnoun
a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka
Tamiladjective
the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka
Tamiladjective
of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself
"Tamil agglutinative phrases"
Wiktionary
Tamilnoun
A person whose ethnic origins come from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka.
Tamiladjective
Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.
Tamilnoun
A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia.
ChatGPT
tamil
Tamil is a Dravidian language predominantly spoken by the Tamil people of India and Sri Lanka, and by the Tamil diaspora. It is an official language of two countries: Sri Lanka and Singapore. Tamil is also the name of the ethnicity and culture associated with speakers of the Tamil language. The history of this language dates back more than 2,000 years. Additionally, Tamil is a name for a native resident of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu or the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka.
Webster Dictionary
Tamiladjective
of or pertaining to the Tamils, or to their language
Tamilnoun
one of a Dravidian race of men native of Northern Ceylon and Southern India
Tamilnoun
the Tamil language, the most important of the Dravidian languages. See Dravidian, a
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tamil
tam′il, n. one of the Dravidian languages spoken in south-eastern India and the northern half of Ceylon, possessing a rich and varied literature: one of the Dravidian inhabitants of southern India and Ceylon.—adjs. Tam′il, Tamil′lian, Tamil′ic, Tamul′ic.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Tamil
a branch of the Dravidian language, spoken in the S. of India and among the coolies of Ceylon.
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Usage in printed sourcesFrom:
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Tamil in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Tamil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Tamil in a Sentence
Australia, in the past, has seemed to treat claims from Tamil people with a significantly greater level of scrutiny and pessimism about the fears they have than other countries.
Nearly one million of about 4 million trucks plying long-distance cargo are still off the road, hit by a closure of many businesses and a recent surge in virus cases in the state of Kerala here and neighbouring Tamil Nadu.
Its common for Tamil and Sinhalese Christians to marry each other, weve always understood each other very well. We were raised from childhood together.
Animal Director Adrian Harland:
Tamil would have received a shock -- but in this case it was not enough to stop him.
The government will stand by the people of Tamil Nadu in their hour of need.
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Translations for Tamil
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- التاميلArabic
- tamilDanish
- TamilischGerman
- ΤαμίλGreek
- tamilEsperanto
- tamilSpanish
- تامیلPersian
- tamilFrench
- तमिलHindi
- tamilHungarian
- TamilIndonesian
- tamilItalian
- טמיליתHebrew
- タミルJapanese
- ತಮಿಳುKannada
- 타밀 사람Korean
- tamilLatin
- tamilNorwegian
- tâmilPortuguese
- தமிழ்Tamil
- తమిళTelugu
- ทมิฬThai
- tamilTurkish
- تملUrdu
- טאַמילYiddish
- 泰米爾人Chinese
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