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What (who) is Tamil - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Thamil; Tamil (disambiguation); Taiml; Tamizh (disambiguation); Tamiḻ; Draft:Tamil; तमिल
Tamil
·adj Of or pertaining to the Tamils, or to their language.
II. Tamil ·noun One of a Dravidian race of men native of Northern Ceylon and Southern India.
III. Tamil ·noun The Tamil language, the most important of the Dravidian languages. ·see Dravidian, ·adj.
Tamil
['tam?l]
¦ noun
1. a member of a people inhabiting parts of South India and Sri Lanka.
2. the Dravidian language of the Tamils.
Derivatives
Tamilian adjective &noun
Origin
the name in Tamil.
Tamilian
![Salem]] depicting bull-taming sport Jallikattu.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/A Bull baiting inscription 1.JPG?width=200 "Salem]] depicting bull-taming sport Jallikattu.")
![[[Aiyanar]], guardian folk deity of Tamil Nadu](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ayyanar idols near Gobichettipalayam.jpg?width=200 "[[Aiyanar]], guardian folk deity of Tamil Nadu")
![[[Batu Caves]] temple built by Tamil Malaysians in {{circa}} 1880s](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Batu caves.jpg?width=200 "[[Batu Caves]] temple built by Tamil Malaysians in {{circa}} 1880s")
![[[Bharatanatyam]] dancers](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Flickr - dalbera - Danseuses de Kuchipudi (musée Guimet).jpg?width=200 "[[Bharatanatyam]] dancers")
![Grey pottery with engravings, [[Arikamedu]], 1st century CE](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/GreyPotteryWithEngravingsVirampatnamArikamedu1stCenturyCE.jpg?width=200 "Grey pottery with engravings, [[Arikamedu]], 1st century CE")
![Katar]], Tamil dagger which was popular throughout South Asia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Indian katar push dagger.jpg?width=200 "Katar]], Tamil dagger which was popular throughout South Asia")
![Dancing Siva or [[Nataraja]], example of [[Chola Empire]] bronze](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Nataraja01.jpg?width=200 "Dancing Siva or [[Nataraja]], example of [[Chola Empire]] bronze")
![The Tamil [[Chola Empire]] at its height, 1030 CE](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rajendra map new.svg?width=200 "The Tamil [[Chola Empire]] at its height, 1030 CE")
![Tamil]] speakers in South India and Sri Lanka (1981)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tamil distribution.png?width=200 "Tamil]] speakers in South India and Sri Lanka (1981)")
![The Brihadeshswara Temple at [[Thanjavur]], also known as the Great Temple, built by [[Rajaraja Chola I]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Thanjavur temple.jpg?width=200 "The Brihadeshswara Temple at [[Thanjavur]], also known as the Great Temple, built by [[Rajaraja Chola I]]")
![Annamalaiyar temple]], Tamil architecture and culture influenced much of [[Southeast Asia]] between the 8th to 13th century CE.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Thiruvannamalai, Arunachalesvara Temple, India.jpg?width=200 "Annamalaiyar temple]], Tamil architecture and culture influenced much of [[Southeast Asia]] between the 8th to 13th century CE.")
![The Varaha cave [[bas relief]] at [[Mahabalipuram]] from 7th century CE](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Varaha Cave Bas relief.jpg?width=200 "The Varaha cave [[bas relief]] at [[Mahabalipuram]] from 7th century CE")
![[[Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health]] in [[Velankanni]], Tamil Nadu](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Velankanni 2.JPG?width=200 "[[Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health]] in [[Velankanni]], Tamil Nadu")
![Agathiyar]], one of the contributors of old Tamil literature](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WLA lacma 12th century Maharishi Agastya.jpg?width=200 "Agathiyar]], one of the contributors of old Tamil literature")
.jpg?width=200 "Virampatnam jewelry from funerary burial, 2nd century BCE, Tamil Nadu")
![Map of ancient oceanic trade, and ports of [[Tamilakam]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Periplous_of_the_Erythraean_Sea.svg?width=200 "Map of ancient oceanic trade, and ports of [[Tamilakam]]")
![Sangam]] Period](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/South India in Sangam Period.jpg?width=200 "Sangam]] Period")
ETHNIC GROUP
Tamilian; Tamilians; Lankan Tamils; Tamil Hinduism; History of thondai mandala mudaliars; Tamil People; Tamilan; Tamilar; தமிழர்; Tamizhian; Tamizha; Tamil people; Tamil ethnic group; History of the Tamil people; Tamil history; Tamil religion; Tamil-speaking people in India; Tamil traditional weapons; Tamils in India
·adj & ·noun Tamil.
Wikipedia
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
- Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
- Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
- Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
- Tamil language, natively spoken by the Tamils
- Tamil script, primarily used to write the Tamil language
- Tamil (Unicode block), a block of Tamil characters in Unicode
- Tamil dialects, referencing geographical variations in speech
- Tomil, also spelled Tamil, a municipality on Yap, Federated States of Micronesia
Examples of use of Tamil
1. He blamed the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam _ the Tamil Tigers‘ formal name _ for the attack.
2. He blamed the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam – the Tamil Tigers‘ formal name – for the attack.
3. The Tamil Tigers want a separate Tamil homeland and accuse the Sinhalese–dominated government of discrimination.
4. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, popularly known as the Tamil Tigers, is an avowedly secular rebel movement of the country‘s Tamil ethnic minority.
5. Tamil politician Sivardasan, a senior member of a minority Tamil group opposed to Tamil Tiger rebels, was wounded and one of his bodyguards killed.