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Tamil

/ˈtæmɪl/noun

उच्चारण टैमिल

तमिल (व्यक्ति)

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a member of a people living in Tamil Nadu in southern India and in Sri Lanka

    तमिल (व्यक्ति)

    • Many Tamils live in Singapore and Malaysia.
    • Most Tamils in the region celebrate Pongal with their families.
  2. 2

    [U]

    the Dravidian language of the Tamils

    तमिल (भाषा)

    • Tamil has a literary history of over two thousand years.
    • Radhika is learning Tamil so that she can read classical poetry.
adjective
  1. 1

    connected with the Tamils or their language

    तमिल, तमिल लोगों या भाषा का

    • Tamil films
    • Tamil Sangam literature
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General knowledge

Tamil was the first language to be declared a classical language of India, in 2004.

Tamil पहली भाषा थी जिसे 2004 में भारत की शास्त्रीय भाषा (classical language) घोषित किया गया।