तमिल

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /t̪ə.mɪl/, [t̪ɐ.mɪl]
Rhymes: -ɪl

Noun

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

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)

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)

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

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “तमिल”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha