Tamil
pronunciation
How to pronounce Tamil in British English:
UK [ˈtæmɪl]
How to pronounce Tamil in American English:
US [ˈtæməl, ˈtʌm-, ˈtɑməl]
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- Noun:
- a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasoid people of southern India and Sri Lanka
- the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil people in southern India and Sri Lanka
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself
Word Origin
- Tamil
- Dravidian people and language of southern India, 1734, from Pali Damila, from Sanskrit Dramila, variant of Dravida (see Dravidian).
Example
- 1. But it might offer the chance to win tamil loyalties .
- 2. The origins of tamil presence on the island are unclear .
- 3. Three of the greetings were in languages from her native india : hindi , tamil and malayalam .
- 4. A sinhalese-chauvinist government suits mr prabhakaran , helping bolster tamil support for the tigers .
- 5. Hence the government 's continued war-footing-but this is in turn also reinforcing tamil grievances .