Tamil
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Tamil
- /θəˈmɪɹ/
- /t̪əˈmiɻ/ South Asia
- /ˈtæmɪl/
- /ˈtæməl/
Rhymes with -æməl
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”); see that entry for theories.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language. 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.
- Of the Tamil script.
proper noun
- A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia. “I go only to return,” I said, because Tamil has no words for last goodbyes.
- the Tamil script.
noun Tamils
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A person who originates from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka or has Tamil origins.
Similar: Tamilian
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: elam, meditation, tiger, eelam, ltte, tigers, tamilian, dravidian, dravidic, tamul, south indian, taic, tibetan, tatar, north indian, tennesseean
Translations
Every language
adj of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language
| Español | tamil |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 泰米爾 /泰米尔 Tàimǐ'ěr |
| हिन्दी | तमिल tamil, तामिल tāmil |
| Português | tâmil |
| Français | tamoul |
| Deutsch | tamilisch |
| Italiano | tamulo, tamil |
| Русский | тами́льский tamílʹskij |
| العربية | تَامِيلِيّ tāmīliyy |
name the language
| Español | tamil |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 타밀어 Tamir-eo |
| 日本語 | タミル語 Tamiru-go |
| 中文 | 泰米爾語 /泰米尔语 Tàimǐ'ěr-yǔ |
| हिन्दी | तमिल tamil, तामिल tāmil |
| Português | tâmil, tâmul |
| Français | tamoul |
| Deutsch | Tamilisch, Tamil |
| Русский | тами́льский язы́к tamílʹskij jazýk, тами́льский tamílʹskij, тами́л tamíl |
| Tiếng Việt | tiếng Tamil |
| العربية | لُغَة تَامِيلِيَّة luḡa tāmīliyya, تَامِيلِيّ tāmīliyy |
| עברית | טמילית |
Talk about this word "Tamil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tamil. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Tamil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tamil "Tamil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tamil.Cite this
@misc{tamil_2026,
title = {Tamil},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tamil},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
