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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestamil
Pronunciation / Transliteration: taˈmil
"El tamil es un idioma dravídico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A Dravidian language spoken mainly in Tamil Nadu, India, and by Tamil diasporas worldwide.
"She is fluent in both English and Tamil." - 2
A member of a people inhabiting southern India and northern Sri Lanka.
"The rich cultural heritage of the Tamil community is celebrated globally."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Tamil word 'tamizh', meaning 'sweetness' or 'clear speech'. Historically, it refers to one of the longest-surviving classical languages in the world, spoken predominantly by the Tamil people of South Asia.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tamil" is said worldwide
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tamoul
Transliteration: ta.mul
"Il parle couramment le tamoul."
Tamil
Transliteration: taːmɪl
"Tamil ist eine klassische Sprache."
tamil
Transliteration: taˈmil
"Studia la lingua tamil."
tamil
Transliteration: taˈmil
"El tamil es un idioma dravídico."
tâmil
Transliteration: ˈtɐ.miw
"Ele aprendeu a falar tâmil."
तमिल
Transliteration: tamil
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"तमिल एक प्राचीन भाषा है।"
泰米尔语
Transliteration: Tàimǐ'ěryǔ
Script: 中文汉字
"泰米尔语是世界上最古老的语言之一。"
타밀어
Transliteration: tamireo
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 타밀어를 유창하게 한다."
タミル語
Transliteration: Tamiru-go
Script: 日本語
"タミル語は南インドで話されています。"
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