Definitions for tamil
ˈtæm əl, ˈtʌm-, ˈtɑ məltamil

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Tamilnoun

   a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka

2. Tamiladjective

   the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka

3. Tamiladjective

   of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself

   "Tamil agglutinative phrases"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Tamilnoun

   A person whose ethnic origins come from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka.

2. Tamiladjective

   Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.

3. Tamilnoun

   A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Tamiladjective

   of or pertaining to the Tamils, or to their language

2. Tamilnoun

   one of a Dravidian race of men native of Northern Ceylon and Southern India

3. Tamilnoun

   the Tamil language, the most important of the Dravidian languages. See Dravidian, a

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. 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 EncyclopediaRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. Tamil

   a branch of the Dravidian language, spoken in the S. of India and among the coolies of Ceylon.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tamil

   Tamil is an another name for cannabis

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on May 20, 2019  

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1. • Dravidian

How to pronounce tamil?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say tamil in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tamil in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tamil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of tamil in a Sentence

1. Animal Director Adrian Harland:

   Tamil would have received a shock -- but in this case it was not enough to stop him.

2. Narendra Modi:

   The government will stand by the people of Tamil Nadu in their hour of need.

3. Sarah Dale:

   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.

4. Anjani Mandal:

   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.

5. Pradeepa Jayasinghe:

   Its common for Tamil and Sinhalese Christians to marry each other, weve always understood each other very well. We were raised from childhood together.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tamil
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tamil
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tamil
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tamil
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Tamil