Examples of “Tamil” in a Sentence

name A Dravidian language spoken mainly in Tamil Nadu, India, and in Sri Lanka, and by diaspora communities in Singapore, Malaysia, and elsewhere.

• She grew up speaking Tamil at home and English at school.
• Tamil is one of the oldest continuously used languages in the world.

noun A person from Tamil Nadu or Sri Lanka, or of Tamil descent.

• Many Tamils settled in Malaysia during the colonial era.

adj Relating to the Tamil people, their culture, or their language.

• They celebrated the Tamil New Year with family and traditional food.