தமிழ்

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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:

  1. K. V. Zvelebil (1990) proposes that தமிழ் (tamiḻ) is derived from the verb தகு (taku, “to fit properly”) with the evolution tak- > tav- > tam-.
  2. 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​).
  3. 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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪ɐmɪɻ/
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Adjective

தமிழ் • (tamiḻ)

  1. of or pertaining to the Tamil language or its ethno-linguistic group
  2. sweet, pleasant, melodious
  3. refined, pure

Proper noun

தமிழ் • (tamiḻ)

  1. the Tamil language
    Synonyms: தென்மொழி (teṉmoḻi), திரமிளம் (tiramiḷam), திரமிடம் (tiramiṭam)

Declension

Declension of தமிழ் (tamiḻ) (singular only)
Singular Plural
Nominative தமிழ்
tamiḻ 		-
Vocative தமிழே
tamiḻē 		-
Accusative தமிழை
tamiḻai 		-
Dative தமிழுக்கு
tamiḻukku 		-
Genitive தமிழுடைய
tamiḻuṭaiya 		-
Singular Plural
Nominative தமிழ்
tamiḻ 		-
Vocative தமிழே
tamiḻē 		-
Accusative தமிழை
tamiḻai 		-
Dative தமிழுக்கு
tamiḻukku 		-
Benefactive தமிழுக்காக
tamiḻukkāka 		-
Genitive 1 தமிழுடைய
tamiḻuṭaiya 		-
Genitive 2 தமிழின்
tamiḻiṉ 		-
Locative 1 தமிழில்
tamiḻil 		-
Locative 2 தமிழிடம்
tamiḻiṭam 		-
Sociative 1 தமிழோடு
tamiḻōṭu 		-
Sociative 2 தமிழுடன்
tamiḻuṭaṉ 		-
Instrumental தமிழால்
tamiḻāl 		-
Ablative தமிழிலிருந்து
tamiḻiliruntu 		-


Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Zvelebil, K. V. (1990) Dravidian Linguistics: an Introduction, Pondicherry: Pondicherry Institute of Linguistics and Culture, page xxi.
  2. ^ Koskinen, K. (1996) “Taamarai 'lotus' and the name Tamiẓ”, in International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics, volume 25, number 2, pages 141-142.
  3. ^ Southworth, F. C. (1998) “On the origin of the word tamiẓ”, in International Journal of Dravidian Linguistics, volume 27, number 1, pages 129-132.
  4. ^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 20-21.

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