Old Tamil

proper noun

a Dravidian language which was spoken in the southern part of India between circa 600 BCE - 300 CE; the ancestor of Middle Tamil and present-day Tamil languages.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. a Dravidian language which was spoken in the southern part of India between circa 600 BCE - 300 CE; the ancestor of Middle Tamil and present-day Tamil languages.

Translations

Hindi पूर्व-तमिल
  • पूर्व-तमिल (pūrv-tamil)language
Tamil பழந்தமிழ்
  • பழந்தமிழ் (paḻantamiḻ)language
Cite this entry
APA

Old Tamil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Tamil

MLA

“Old Tamil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Tamil. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Old Tamil,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Old%20Tamil.

Source: Old Tamil on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.