Tamil

['tæmil;'tʌ-]

解释:

(noun.) the Dravidian language spoken since prehistoric times by the Tamil in southern India and Sri Lanka.

(noun.) a member of the mixed Dravidian and Caucasian people of southern India and Sri Lanka.

(adj.) of or relating to a speaker of the Tamil language or the language itself; 'Tamil agglutinative phrases' .

简录入--From WordNet

解释:

(a.) Of or pertaining to the Tamils, or to their language.

(n.) One of a Dravidian race of men native of Northern Ceylon and Southern India.

(n.) The Tamil language, the most important of the Dravidian languages. See Dravidian, a.

编辑:卡蒂

解释:

n. one of the Dravidian languages spoken in south-eastern India and the northern half of Ceylon possessing a rich and varied literature: one of the Dravidian inhabitants of southern India and Ceylon.—adjs. Tam′il Tamil′lian Tamil′ic Tamul′ic.

编辑:齐克