tâmil

See also: tamil, Tamil, támil, and tàmil

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tâmul, tamul

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ̃.miw/ [ˈtɐ̃.miʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ̃.miw/ [ˈtɐ̃.miʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ.miw/ [ˈtɐ.miʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɐ.mil/ [ˈtɐ.miɫ]

• Hyphenation: tâ‧mil

Adjective

tâmil m or f (plural tâmeis or tâmiles)

1. Tamil (of or relating to the Tamil people, culture or language)

Noun

tâmil m or f by sense (plural tâmeis or tâmiles)

1. Tamil (person)
2. Tamil (language)

Further reading

• “tâmil”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “tâmil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026