Tamil
noun
Tam·il ˈta-məl 
ˈtä-
ˈtä- 1
: a Dravidian language of Tamil Nadu state, India, and of northern and eastern Sri Lanka
2
: a Tamil-speaking person or a descendant of Tamil-speaking ancestors
Word History
Etymology
Tamil Tamiẓ; akin to Pali Damiḷa, a Dravidian-speaking people, Sanskrit Dravida
First Known Use
1734, in the meaning defined at sense 1