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Tamil

//θəˈmɪɹ// adj, name, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language. not-comparable

    "When I returned to the movie Ghilli, a Kollywood classic (Kollywood being the informal name for Tamil cinema) that I loved as a kid, I couldn’t help but question why the story continues romantically, without question, after the heroine is slapped by the supposed love of her life."

  2. 2
    Of the Tamil script. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia. uncountable

    "“I go only to return,” I said, because Tamil has no words for last goodbyes."

  2. 2
    the Tamil script. uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A person who originates from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka or has tamil origins.
  2. 2
    the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka wordnet
  3. 3
    a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”); see that entry for theories.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”); see that entry for theories.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”); see that entry for theories.

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