"தமிழ்" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Tamil]

IPA: /t̪ɐmɪɻ/ Audio: Ta-தமிழ்.ogg , LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-தமிழ்.wav Forms: tamiḻ [romanization]
Etymology: According to Bhadriraju Krishnamurthi (2003), earlier recorded as Pali damiḷa. Further etymology unknown. Various hypotheses have been adduced. The main ones consider this word a compound of some sort: # K. V. Zvelebil (1990) proposes that தமிழ் (tamiḻ) is derived from the verb தகு (taku, “to fit properly”) with the evolution tak- > tav- > tam-. # Koskinen (1996) speculates a relationship with the name of the lotus flower தாமரை (tāmarai), attested also with the variant தம்மி (tammi), and having cognates in Malayalam താമര (tāmara), Kannada ತಾಮರೆ (tāmare), Tulu ತಾಮರೆ (tāmare) and Telugu తామర (tāmara). # Southworth (1998) suggests a derivation like *tam-miẓ > tam-iḻ “one's own speech”, considering the final part as a reduced form of மொழி (moḻi, “word, speech”). However, there are problems with each of these attempts. The sounds -k- and -v- are nowhere attested as variants; moreover, the underlying form of மொழி (moḻi) is Proto-Dravidian *moẓ-, not *miẓ-. The etymology of the word therefore remains unknown. Etymology templates: {{cog|pi|damiḷa}} Pali damiḷa, {{cog|ml|താമര}} Malayalam താമര (tāmara), {{cog|kn|ತಾಮರೆ}} Kannada ತಾಮರೆ (tāmare), {{cog|tcy|ತಾಮರೆ}} Tulu ತಾಮರೆ (tāmare), {{cog|te|తామర}} Telugu తామర (tāmara), {{ncog|dra-pro|*moẓ-}} Proto-Dravidian *moẓ- Head templates: {{ta-adj}} தமிழ் • (tamiḻ)
  1. of or pertaining to the Tamil language or its ethno-linguistic group
    Sense id: en-தமிழ்-ta-adj-lsmpwEfH
  2. sweet, pleasant, melodious
    Sense id: en-தமிழ்-ta-adj-hnv2Lqfb
  3. refined, pure
    Sense id: en-தமிழ்-ta-adj-clsbk17a

Proper name [Tamil]

IPA: /t̪ɐmɪɻ/ Audio: Ta-தமிழ்.ogg , LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-தமிழ்.wav
Etymology: According to Bhadriraju Krishnamurthi (2003), earlier recorded as Pali damiḷa. Further etymology unknown. Various hypotheses have been adduced. The main ones consider this word a compound of some sort: # K. V. Zvelebil (1990) proposes that தமிழ் (tamiḻ) is derived from the verb தகு (taku, “to fit properly”) with the evolution tak- > tav- > tam-. # Koskinen (1996) speculates a relationship with the name of the lotus flower தாமரை (tāmarai), attested also with the variant தம்மி (tammi), and having cognates in Malayalam താമര (tāmara), Kannada ತಾಮರೆ (tāmare), Tulu ತಾಮರೆ (tāmare) and Telugu తామర (tāmara). # Southworth (1998) suggests a derivation like *tam-miẓ > tam-iḻ “one's own speech”, considering the final part as a reduced form of மொழி (moḻi, “word, speech”). However, there are problems with each of these attempts. The sounds -k- and -v- are nowhere attested as variants; moreover, the underlying form of மொழி (moḻi) is Proto-Dravidian *moẓ-, not *miẓ-. The etymology of the word therefore remains unknown. Etymology templates: {{cog|pi|damiḷa}} Pali damiḷa, {{cog|ml|താമര}} Malayalam താമര (tāmara), {{cog|kn|ತಾಮರೆ}} Kannada ತಾಮರೆ (tāmare), {{cog|tcy|ತಾಮರೆ}} Tulu ತಾಮರೆ (tāmare), {{cog|te|తామర}} Telugu తామర (tāmara), {{ncog|dra-pro|*moẓ-}} Proto-Dravidian *moẓ- Head templates: {{ta-proper noun}} தமிழ் • (tamiḻ) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: tamiḻ [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], தமிழ் [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], தமிழே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], தமிழை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], தமிழுக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], தமிழுக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], தமிழுடைய [genitive, genitive-i, singular], - [genitive, genitive-i, plural], தமிழின் [genitive, genitive-ii, singular], - [genitive, genitive-ii, plural], தமிழில் [locative, locative-i, singular], - [locative, locative-i, plural], தமிழிடம் [locative, locative-ii, singular], - [locative, locative-ii, plural], தமிழோடு [singular, sociative, sociative-i], - [plural, sociative, sociative-i], தமிழுடன் [singular, sociative, sociative-ii], - [plural, sociative, sociative-ii], தமிழால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], தமிழிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. the Tamil language Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: தென்மொழி, திரமிளம், திரமிடம்
    Sense id: en-தமிழ்-ta-name-4~uSdQXf Disambiguation of Languages: 37 1 3 60 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 4 22 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 3 10 69 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 34 1 3 61 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 29 2 4 65 Derived forms: கொடுந்தமிழ் (koṭuntamiḻ), செந்தமிழ் (centamiḻ), தமிழகம் (tamiḻakam), தமிழச்சி (tamiḻacci), தமிழன் (tamiḻaṉ), தமிழிலக்கணம் (tamiḻilakkaṇam), தமிழ் ஈழம் (tamiḻ īḻam), தமிழ் நாடு (tamiḻ nāṭu), தமிழ்செல்வன் (tamiḻcelvaṉ), தமிழ்செல்வி (tamiḻcelvi), தமிழ்நாடு (tamiḻnāṭu)

Inflected forms

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      ]
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          "sweet"
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          "pleasant"
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          "refined"
        ],
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          "pure"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/t̪ɐmɪɻ/"
    },
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "Tamil",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: Tamil",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: Tamil"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dra-okn",
            "2": "ತಮಿೞ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Old Kannada: ತಮಿೞ (tamiḻa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Old Kannada: ತಮಿೞ (tamiḻa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ತಮಿಳು"
          },
          "expansion": "Kannada: ತಮಿಳು (tamiḷu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kannada: ತಮಿಳು (tamiḷu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "തമിഴ്",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: തമിഴ് (tamiḻŭ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: തമിഴ് (tamiḻŭ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "तमिळ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: तमिळ (tamiḷ)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: तमिळ (tamiḷ)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tcy",
            "2": "ತಮುಳು",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tulu: ತಮುಳು (tamuḷu)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tulu: ತಮುಳು (tamuḷu)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sa",
            "2": "द्रमिल",
            "3": "द्रविड",
            "4": "द्राविड",
            "bor": "1",
            "unc": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→? Sanskrit: द्रमिल (dramila), द्रविड (draviḍa), द्राविड (drāviḍa)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→? Sanskrit: द्रमिल (dramila), द्रविड (draviḍa), द्राविड (drāviḍa)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "Tamoul",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: Tamoul",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: Tamoul"
    }
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      },
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        "2": "താമര"
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        "2": "తామర"
      },
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      "form": "tamiḻ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழ்",
      "roman": "tamiḻ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழே",
      "roman": "tamiḻē",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழை",
      "roman": "tamiḻai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழுக்கு",
      "roman": "tamiḻukku",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழுக்காக",
      "roman": "tamiḻukkāka",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "benefactive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழுடைய",
      "roman": "tamiḻuṭaiya",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "genitive-i",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "genitive-i",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழின்",
      "roman": "tamiḻiṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "genitive-ii",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "genitive-ii",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழில்",
      "roman": "tamiḻil",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-i",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-i",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழிடம்",
      "roman": "tamiḻiṭam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-ii",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "locative-ii",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழோடு",
      "roman": "tamiḻōṭu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழுடன்",
      "roman": "tamiḻuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழால்",
      "roman": "tamiḻāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழிலிருந்து",
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          "roman": "tamiḻ īḻam",
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        {
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        },
        {
          "roman": "tamiḻcelvi",
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        {
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          "word": "தென்மொழி"
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        {
          "word": "திரமிளம்"
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          "word": "திரமிடம்"
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      "roman": "centamiḻ",
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      "roman": "tamiḻakam",
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      "roman": "tamiḻacci",
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      "roman": "tamiḻaṉ",
      "word": "தமிழன்"
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      "roman": "tamiḻilakkaṇam",
      "word": "தமிழிலக்கணம்"
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      "roman": "tamiḻ īḻam",
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      "roman": "tamiḻ nāṭu",
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    },
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      "roman": "tamiḻcelvaṉ",
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      "roman": "tamiḻcelvi",
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      "roman": "tamiḻnāṭu",
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      "form": "தமிழுக்காக",
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      "form": "-",
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      "form": "தமிழுடைய",
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      "form": "-",
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        "locative-i",
        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "locative-i",
        "plural"
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      "form": "தமிழிடம்",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "locative-ii",
        "singular"
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "தமிழோடு",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழுடன்",
      "roman": "tamiḻuṭaṉ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "sociative",
        "sociative-ii"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழால்",
      "roman": "tamiḻāl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "தமிழிலிருந்து",
      "roman": "tamiḻiliruntu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "தமிழ் • (tamiḻ)",
      "name": "ta-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "num": "sg"
      },
      "name": "ta-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the Tamil language"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Tamil",
          "Tamil"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "தென்மொழி"
        },
        {
          "word": "திரமிளம்"
        },
        {
          "word": "திரமிடம்"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/t̪ɐmɪɻ/"
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-தமிழ்.wav",
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kamil Zvelebil",
    "ta:தமிழ்"
  ],
  "word": "தமிழ்"
}

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