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
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Linebaugh, a Berkeley native, had no exposure to Tamil, an Indian language primarily spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India.
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
Among the buzziest is the Tamil Prince, a collaboration between chef Prince Durairaj, former executive chef of the wildly popular Roti King chainlet, and JKS restaurant group alum Glen Leeson.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Lastly, support now comes in 10 new system languages such as Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Set in Paris’s La Chapelle district, the film offers a portrait of the Tamil diaspora and examines the challenges immigrants face in balancing cultural heritage with integration into French society.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
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Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2025
Among the buzziest is the Tamil Prince, a collaboration between chef Prince Durairaj, former executive chef of the wildly popular Roti King chainlet, and JKS restaurant group alum Glen Leeson.
—Amiel Stanek, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Lastly, support now comes in 10 new system languages such as Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
Set in Paris’s La Chapelle district, the film offers a portrait of the Tamil diaspora and examines the challenges immigrants face in balancing cultural heritage with integration into French society.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Tamil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tamil. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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