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Tamil

ˈtæmɪl
WordNet
A Tamil man with painting decorations and a Tamil boy make jewelry on the street
A Tamil man with painting decorations and a Tamil boy make jewelry on the street
  1. (adj) Tamil
    of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself "Tamil agglutinative phrases"
  2. (n) Tamil
    the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka
  3. (n) Tamil
    a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka
Illustrations
Group of five women on stairs near a wall.
Five Tamil women
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Tamil
    Of or pertaining to the Tamils, or to their language.
  2. Tamil
    (Ethnol) One of a Dravidian race of men native of Northern Ceylon and Southern India.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) Tamil
    One of a race of men inhabiting southern India and Ceylon, belonging to the Dravidian stock. The Tamils form the most civilized and energetic of the Dravidian peoples.
  2. (n) Tamil
    A language spoken in southern India and in parts of Ceylon. It is a member of the Dravidian or Tamilian family. See Dravidian.
  3. (n) Tamil
    Also Tamul, Tamulic.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Tamil
    tam′il one of the Dravidian languages spoken in south-eastern India and the northern half of Ceylon, possessing a rich and varied literature: one of the Dravidian inhabitants of southern India and Ceylon
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Written also Tamul,

Usage in the news

Vancouver lawyer representing accused in Tamil migrants case to argue charges as unconstitutional. vancouversun.com

Many women fought for the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka's 26-year war. csmonitor.com

The majority of the Sri Lankan Tamils from the Sun Sea have been released and are proceeding with their refugee claims. vancouversun.com

Rights groups say new evidence suggests Sri Lanka war crimes against Tamil Tigers. csmonitor.com

Almost 200,000 Tamils have left Sri Lanka's postwar refugee camps – some for tin-roof shelters or relatives' homes. csmonitor.com

Today's news stories: Tamil Tigers, Supreme Court, NRA, Netanyahu. csmonitor.com

Countries Urge Tamil Tigers to Surrender as Civilians Flee Fighting. pbs.org

Their continuous presence can be seen in the ancient, massive temple complexes of Tamil Nadu, India. nytimes.com

The top Tamil guerrilla in Sri Lanka's northern rebel stronghold of Jaffna was badly wounded Monday in a grenade attack by rival guerrillas, travelers from Jaffna said today. nytimes.com

Don't Cry for Her, Tamil Nadu . nytimes.com

Rights groups say new evidence suggests Sri Lanka war crimes against Tamil Tigers . csmonitor.com

Can Tamil Tigers go on without their leader. csmonitor.com

The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction, Volume II. forewordmagazine.com

Scarred by Sri Lanka's war with Tamil Tigers, female ex-fighters build new lives. csmonitor.com

Tamils seek probe after UN faults itself in Sri Lanka war report. latimes.com

Usage in scientific papers

This data was collected using the five Non Government Organizations (NGOs) from northern Tamil Nadu. Now any reader would be interested to know whether the Tamils (natives of Tamil Nadu) had ever spoken about people with disability.
Mathematical Analysis of the Problems faced by the People With Disabilities (PWDs)

Even before 2000 years tamils had heroic poetry Purananuru (28th poem) about the war fare methods. In that poem mention was made about 8 types of disability.
Mathematical Analysis of the Problems faced by the People With Disabilities (PWDs)

Further the tamils had the practice; if the child was born dead (aborted embryo) or dies after birth they had the custom of cutting it by a sword and burying it.
Mathematical Analysis of the Problems faced by the People With Disabilities (PWDs)

Panchayats of Melmalayanur and Kurinjipadi Blocks of Tamil Nadu, India 3539 persons with disabilities were identified in the 9 categories of disabilities, following are the main findings of the study.
Mathematical Analysis of the Problems faced by the People With Disabilities (PWDs)

Praveen Prakash, A., John Aruldass, A., and Govindasamy, R., Human Face of Disability, An explorative study of the Rural Disadvantaged persons with Disabilities living in Melmalayanur and Kurinji Padi Blocks of Tamil Nadu, India, Lamp Net, (2008) 1-42.
Mathematical Analysis of the Problems faced by the People With Disabilities (PWDs)

Usage in literature

Auvaiyar, Tamil poetess, 25, 27, 44. "Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers" by W. A. Clouston

In Telugu they are called Gangeddulu and in Tamil Endandi, both words meaning people who beg with bulls. "The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India--Volume I (of IV)" by R.V. Russell

Compare also names, such as Korava, Kurru, a dialect of Tamil, and Kudagu. "The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV" by R.V. Russell

Our American Congregationalists have done most for the Tamils; we Baptists have done most for the Telugus. "A Tour of the Missions" by Augustus Hopkins Strong

I have never been able to find out whether it belongs to the Malay or the Kling or the Tamil. "Tales of the Malayan Coast" by Rounsevelle Wildman

The writer has a copy of one of the earliest Tamil books prepared by these pioneers of our faith. "India, Its Life and Thought" by John P. Jones

The Tamils when they meet, however casually, have a useful habit of exchanging confidences. "Lotus Buds" by Amy Carmichael

We must have reached the land where the Tamils dwell. "The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893" by Various

The women of the Tamil race, especially, are of good form and features, much handsomer than the Singhalese of the same sex. "The Pearl of India" by Maturin M. Ballou

In spite, however, of this passion of the military classes for war the Tamil civilization developed in the country was of a high type. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3" by Various