Tamil is a dravidian language first recorded in Tamil Nadu about the beginning of the Christian era, at which point Tamil speakers appear to have settled in the area between the Palk Strait and the Cauveri river. The first long work in the language is the 2nd century AD Jain religious work, Sillapadikkaram, the story of the Jain, Buddhist and Ajeevaka goddess Pattini.
by Vinod Kumaran August 08, 2008
Tamil is the oldest language in the world. It is the mother of all Indo European languages including Sanskrit. Recent archaeological (Adhichanalloor and Indian ocean) evidence shows that the language is related to sumerian and that Tamil was spoken in South India more than 5000 years ago. The language has changed very little over these years and old tamil is still comprehensible to tamil speakers. Tamil legend says speaks of a lost continent, "Kumari Kandam" which is believed to be submerged under Indian Ocean. Recent excavations in Indian Ocean seem to support this legend.
by FloraiPuyal April 15, 2006
the only language in india that doesn't sound gay. less gay than i.e. hindi, punjabi, bengali, gujarati and other north indian language which are know to be extremely gay, and those speakers tend to speak like women.
by tamere July 24, 2006
/ˈpanˈt̪ɐmɨɻɪzəm/
/pan-tah-mi-liz-uhm/
The sociopolitical idea or ideology of fostering unity among Tamils in traditional homelands and the diaspora in order to form a progressive, co-operative global community.
/pan-tah-mi-liz-uhm/
The sociopolitical idea or ideology of fostering unity among Tamils in traditional homelands and the diaspora in order to form a progressive, co-operative global community.
“Their Tamilitude and pan-Tamilism provided space and scope for the community back home to recover, unify and assert their political aspirations.”
by ஜகென் ஹ்ஃகார் November 18, 2018
A language that sounds like two metal spoons banging each other making it extremely irritating to nearby listeners
Tamil boy: ding poong ting bing lung bung
Random bystander: could you please shut the fuck up with that shit.
Random bystander: could you please shut the fuck up with that shit.
by HunkyFunky April 03, 2020
Coimbatore people is called Tamil vadakkans. The reason for the name of this cbe people is due to the winning of BJP MLA candidates.
by Crazy Coimbatore May 04, 2021
A deadly location where a person is backed into a corner and is repeatedly hurricane-kicked, haduken'd, and receives numerous dragon-uppercuts.
by T-Chan January 25, 2009