𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮

Prakrit

Etymology

Probably borrowed from an older form of Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”).

Proper noun

𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮 (damila) m (Devanagari दमिल)

1. a country on the east coast of the Deccan
2. an inhabitant or native of the Dravid country

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁄 (damilo)	𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸 (damilā)
Accusative	𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀁 (damilaṃ)	𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂 (damile) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸 (damilā)
Instrumental	𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀡 (damileṇa) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀡𑀁 (damileṇaṃ)	𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀳𑀺 (damilehi) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (damilehiṃ)
Dative	𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀅 (damilāa)	—
Ablative	𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀑 (damilāo) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀉 (damilāu) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸 (damilā) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺 (damilāhi) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (damilāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀲𑁆𑀲 (damilassa)	𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀡 (damilāṇa) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸𑀡𑀁 (damilāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (damilammi) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂 (damile)	𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀼 (damilesu) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (damilesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮 (damila) or 𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸 (damilā)	𑀤𑀫𑀺𑀮𑀸 (damilā)

Descendants

• → Sanskrit: द्रविड (draviḍa) (Sanskritization) (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “दमिल”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [Pāia-Sadda-Mahaṇṇavo; lit. Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].