tamil

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: Tamil

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri LankaSynonyms: Tamil
  2. the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri LankaSynonyms: Tamil

Adjective (1)

  1. of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself“Tamil agglutinative phrases”Synonyms: Tamil
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Tamil \Ta"mil\, a. Of or pertaining to the Tamils, or to their language. [Written also Tamul.] [1913 Webster]
Tamil \Ta"mil\, n. [Written also Tamul.]

1.(Ethnol.) One of a Dravidian race of men native of Northern Ceylon and Southern India. [1913 Webster]

2.The Tamil language, the most important of the Dravidian languages. See Dravidian, a. [1913 Webster]

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