तमिल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ə.mɪl/, [t̪ə.mɪl̪]

Noun

तमिल • (tamil) m or f (Urdu spelling تامل‎)

1. Tamil person

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of तमिल (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तमिल tamil	तमिल tamil
oblique	तमिल tamil	तमिलों tamilõ
vocative	तमिल tamil	तमिलो tamilo

Declension of तमिल (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	तमिल tamil	तमिलें tamilẽ
oblique	तमिल tamil	तमिलों tamilõ
vocative	तमिल tamil	तमिलो tamilo

Proper noun

तमिल • (tamil) f (Urdu spelling تامل‎)

1. Tamil (language)

Declension

Declension of तमिल (sg-only fem cons-stem)

	singular
direct	तमिल tamil
oblique	तमिल tamil
vocative	तमिल tamil

Proper noun

तमिल • (tamil) m (Urdu spelling تامل‎)

1. Tamil Nadu, the Tamil homeland

Declension

Declension of तमिल (sg-only masc cons-stem)

	singular
direct	तमिल tamil
oblique	तमिल tamil
vocative	तमिल tamil

References

• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975) , “तमिल”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.