n.
Pronunciation: ' ta-m ə l, ' tä-
Function: noun
Etymology: Tamil Tami ẓ ; akin to Pali Dami ḷ a, a Dravidian-speaking people, Sanskrit Dravida
Date: 1734
1 : a Dravidian language of Tamil Nadu state, India, and of northern and eastern Sri Lanka
2 : a Tamil-speaking person or a descendant of Tamil-speaking ancestors