transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈta-məl, ˈtä- ]
noun
Etymology: Tamil Tamiẓ; akin to Pali Damiḷa, 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