The quality or state of being Tamil.

(archaic) Tamil

plural of Tamilism

A religion, philosophy and/or culture native to Tamil Nadu, characterized by the worship of ancestors and nature / Tamil nationalism.

Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.

(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.

plural of Tamil

a Dravidian language which was spoken in the southern part of India between circa 600 BCE - 300 CE; the ancestor of Middle Tamil and present-day Tamil languages.

a Dravidian language which was spoken in the southern part of India between circa 700 CE - 1400 CE; the ancestor of Old Malayalam and present-day Tamil languages.

a Tamil dialect native to Jaffna and is the primary dialect used in northern Sri Lanka.