Tamil
Sri Lankan language
Tamil refers to a people, their language, and their culture, centered in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and northern Sri Lanka.
The Tamil language belongs to the Dravidian family and has one of the longest literary traditions of any living language.
As an adjective, Tamil describes things related to this culture: Tamil cuisine, Tamil cinema, Tamil literature.
South Asian language family
- scriptWritten words for performance
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- literatureBody of written works
- poetryMetrical literary composition
grammar · classical · mother tongue · spoken · written · dialect · syntax · vocabulary
South Asian language family
- South IndianFrom peninsula's southern states
- Sri LankanIsland nation citizen
- MalaysianFrom a Southeast Asian nation
- SingaporeanNative of city-state near Malaysia
diaspora · heritage · ancestry · lineage · identity · community · people · population
Sacred worship structure
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- sareeDraped South Asian garment
- cuisineCharacteristic cooking style
film · cinema · wedding · rituals · festivals · Deepavali · tradition · heritage
Tamil Nadu's capital city
- ColomboSri Lankan capital city
- PondicherryUnion territory in India
- CholaMedieval Tamil imperial dynasty
- regionIndefinite bounded area
Dravidian
South Asian language family
- scriptWritten words for performance
- alphabetLanguage's letter system
- literatureBody of written works
poetry · grammar · classical · mother tongue · spoken · written · dialect · syntax · vocabulary · pronunciation
Dravidian
South Asian language family
- South IndianFrom peninsula's southern states
- Sri LankanIsland nation citizen
- MalaysianFrom a Southeast Asian nation
Singaporean · diaspora · heritage · ancestry · lineage · identity · community · people · population · indigenous
temple
Sacred worship structure
cuisine · film · cinema · wedding · rituals · festivals · Deepavali · tradition · heritage · art
Chennai
Tamil Nadu's capital city
- ColomboSri Lankan capital city
- PondicherryUnion territory in India
- CholaMedieval Tamil imperial dynasty
region · homeland · settlement
TamilHindi
India's official language
Sanskrit · Indo-Aryan languages · Indo-Aryan · Bengali · Marathi
TamilHindi
India's official language
North Indian · Hindustani · Aryan · Punjabi · Rajasthani
- Tamil NaduSouth Indian state