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Tahini (/ təˈhiːni, tɑː -/) or tahina (Arabic: طحينة, /- nə /) is a Middle-Eastern condiment made from ground sesame. [3] Its more commonly eaten variety comes from hulled sesame, but unhulled seeds can also be used for preparing it. [4] The latter variety has been described as slightly bitter, but more nutritious. [4]
The origin of this word cannot be conclusively attributed to Malayalam or Tamil. Congee, porridge, water with rice; uncertain origin, possibly from Tamil kanji(கஞ்சி),[7]Telugu or Kannada gañji, or Malayalam kaññi(കഞ്ഞി). [citation needed]Alternatively, possibly from Gujarati,[8]which is not a Dravidian language.
from Old English gingifer, gingiber, from Late Latin gingiber, from Latin zingiberi, from Greek zingiberis, from Prakrit (Middle Indic) singabera, from Sanskrit श्रङ्गवेर śrngavera, from śrnga "horn" + vera- "body", although, it may have derived instead from Tamil word "Inchi" (இஞ்சி). [40] Gondwana
Tamil is written in a non-Latin script. Tamil text used in this article is transliterated into the Latin script according to the ISO 15919 standard. Tamil[ b ] (தமிழ், Tamiḻ, pronounced [t̪amiɻ] ⓘ) is a classical Dravidian language natively spoken by the Tamil people of South Asia.
"Sol" meaning "word", and the second book deals with "etymology, morphology, semantics and syntax", states Zvelebil. [53] The sutras cover compounds, some semantic and lexical issues. It also mentions the twelve dialectical regions of Tamil speaking people, which suggests the author(s) had a keen sense of observation and inclusiveness for Old ...
Tamil Lexicon (Tamil: தமிழ்ப் பேரகராதி Tamiḻ Pērakarāti) is a twelve-volume dictionary of the Tamil language. Published by the University of Madras, it is said to be the most comprehensive dictionary of the Tamil language to date. On the basis of several precursors, including Rottler's Tamil–English ...
Trincomalee: Also known as Thirukonemalee in Tamil, is derived from the honorific prefix used while addressing adult males in Tamil, being the equivalent of the English "Mr" and from the words "Kone" meaning King and Malee meaning mountain in Tamil. Batticaloa meaning of: Land of the singing fish. Public Library, Jaffna. Jaffna is the English ...
There are many Tamil loanwords in other languages.The Tamil language, primarily spoken in southern India and Sri Lanka, has produced loanwords in many different languages, including Ancient Greek, Biblical Hebrew, English, Malay, native languages of Indonesia, Mauritian Creole, Tagalog, Russian, and Sinhala and Dhivehi.