/ Dictionary / Index T Tamil: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Tam•il Pronunciation: (tam'ul, tum'-, tä'mul), [key] — n., pl. adj. -ils, -il, —n. a member of a people of Dravidian stock of S India and Sri Lanka. the Dravidian language of the Tamils, spoken in India principally in Tamil Nadu state and in Sri Lanka on the N and E coasts. —adj. of or pertaining to the Tamils or their language. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: tamil (Thesaurus) Tamerlane Tamil Nadu Related Content Daily Word Quiz: supine Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language