Tamil, Tami岣�: 6 definitions

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Tamil means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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General definition (in Hinduism)

: WikiPedia: Hinduism

Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and in the Indian union territory of Pondicherry. Tamil is also an official language of Sri Lanka and Singapore. It is one of the 22 scheduled languages of India and the first Indian language to be declared as a classical language by the government of India in 2004. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in Malaysia and Mauritius as well as emigrant communities around the world.

Tamil (喈む喈苦喁�, tami岣�, [t酞蓯m扫苫])

Tamil is one of the longest surviving classical languages in the world. It has been described as "the only language of contemporary India which is recognizably continuous with a classical past" and having "one of the richest literatures in the world". Tamil literature has existed for over 2000 years.

India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

Tamil.鈥攏ame of an alphabet and language. Note: tamil is defined in the 鈥淚ndian epigraphical glossary鈥� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

: academia.edu: Minor Chiefs and "Hero" in Ancient Tamilakam

Tami岣� (Tamil-n膩峁璾/n膩岣島) is a name related to the historical geography and rulers of ancient Tamil Nadu, occuring in Sangam literature such as the Akan膩峁壟篃u and the Pu峁焌n膩峁壟篃u.鈥擭otes: (Pu峁焌m. 35, 198), the language and the land (Pu峁焌m. 50, 168 VIS 324-25, Rajarajan 2017), see Damirica in the 鈥楶eriplus鈥� (Sastri 2001: 57), 鈥楾amirade艣a鈥� of the Hathigumpha Inscription (EI XX, 71-89). See Dramila in Boll茅e (2017: 23)

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

Languages of India and abroad

Hindi dictionary

: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) Tamil in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nf) the oldest of the four major south Indian languages belonging to the Dravidian family; ~[nadu] the South-Indian state of Tamilnadu..鈥攖amil (啶むぎ啶苦げ) is alternatively transliterated as Tamila.

2) Tamil in Hindi refers in English to:鈥�(nf) carrying out, implementation (of an order); service (of summons etc.)..鈥攖amil (啶むぞ啶啶�) is alternatively transliterated as T膩m墨la.

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Kannada-English dictionary

: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tami岣� (嗖む伯嗖苦碁喑�):鈥擺noun] = 嗖む伯嗖苦渤喑� [tamilu].

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

Tamil dictionary

: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tami岣� (喈む喈苦喁�) noun perhaps from 喈む喈柯�. [迟丑补尘颈鹿.] cf. 诲谤补尘颈岣峚.

1. Sweetness, melodiousness; 喈囙喈苦喁�. (喈喈权瘝喈曕喈曕喁嵿疅喁�) [inimai. (pingalagandu)]

2. Refined quality; 喈ㄠ瘈喈班瘝喈瘓. (喈喈权瘝喈曕喈曕喁嵿疅喁�) [nirmai. (pingalagandu)]

3. Tamil language, being divided into iya峁�-峁焌mi岣�, icai-t-tami岣�, n膩峁璦ka-t-tami岣�; 喈囙喈编瘝喈编喈苦喁�, 喈囙畾喁堗喁嵿喈喈脆瘝, 喈ㄠ喈熰畷喈む瘝喈む喈苦喁� 喈庎 喈瘋喈掂畷喁堗喈距畷喈掂喈權瘝喈曕瘉喈瘝喈瘖喈脆. [iyarramizh, isaithamizh, nadagath thamizh ena muvagaiyaga vazhangum mozhi.]

4. Tamil literature, Tamil work; 喈む喈苦喁� 喈ㄠ瘋喈侧瘝. [thamizh nul.]

5. The Tamils; 喈む喈苦喈班瘝. 喈呧喁佮喁嵿喈 喈脆喈编瘝喈� 喈侧喈苦喁嵿喈苦喈班瘝 [thamizhar. arunthami zharra larinthilar] (喈氞喈侧喁嵿喈む喈曕喈班喁� 喈呧喁佮喁嵿喈む喁佮喁� [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 26, 161).

6. The Tamil country; 喈む喈苦喁嵿喈距疅喁�. 喈む喁� 喈熰喈苦喁� 喈掂喈┼瘓喈炧喁� [thamizhnadu. than damizh vinaignar] (喈喈苦喁囙畷喈侧痪 [manimegalai] 19, 109).

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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