Main Entry: Tam·il

Pronunciation: \ˈta-məl, ˈtä-\

Function: noun

Etymology: Tamil Tamiẓ; akin to Pali Damiḷa, a Dravidian-speaking people, Sanskrit Dravida

Date: 1734

1 : a Dravidian language of Tamil Nadu state, India, and of northern and eastern Sri Lanka
2 : a Tamil-speaking person or a descendant of Tamil-speaking ancestors