tamil
IPA: tʌmˈɪɫ
Root Word: Tamil
noun
- (countable) A person who originates from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka.
- (uncountable) A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.
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Examples of "tamil" in Sentences
- Tamil culture is the culture of the Tamil people.
- He learnt and gained proficiency in the Tamil language.
- I used the article Tamil script to transliterate the first name.
- The auspicious day was the last Sunday of the Tamil month Panguni.
- Tamil Nadu aghast at the defiance, went back to the Supreme Court.
- Mammooty is doing the Malayalam and Tamil dubbing but not the Hindi.
- Pondicherry Tamils do not speak French at home to their kith and kin.
- The FP's came to be known for its uncompromising stand on Tamil rights.
- Burgher children learn Tamil at the same time that they learn the creole.
- Madurai is a boon in the field of medicare for the people of South Tamil Nadu.
- These are sundried berries ... varthal in tamil and are eaten fried or used in kolambu.
- April 13, 2009 at 6:23 pm how can people call tamil tiger terrist they fight for freedom.
- I was up London the other week, got a few leaflets from some 'tamil' protesters, there we're loads of them.
- Tell me the Best Tamil mp3 songs website, where i can hear and download all kind of tamil mp3 songs for free.?
- I love it very much its my fav one and we call it soamaas in tamil and we used to make this for diwali festivals.
- MeenaArun said ... this is "ponnakani keerai" in tamil good for eyes as well os will prevent premature hair whitening
- Hi! we call it mangai pachadi in tamil!! we put green chillies. here it is chilli powder!!! that's a very nice recipe. will try it!
- Brahmin tamil is different than the tamil of other castes enough for someone to be identifiable as Brahmin merely from the sansrkritized way they speak.
- T. N.Seshan, R. Venkataraman, K. Balachandar or even the all time greats like nobel laureates c. v.raman and subrahamanyan chandrasekhar of the 'chandra limit' fame and the Alladis will tell you they look "tamil" not "aryan".
- i learnt a new word today (manuka). btw, j is not from mumbai (though he probably wished he was, lol). he grew up all over the place, mainly in tamil nadu. hey, you should post more often. don't disappear on us from time to time. and yes, tup adds a great flavour punch.