An Alphabetical Collection Of About 4000 English Loan Words In Tamil. The Loan Words Follow The Alphabetical Order Of The Madras University Tamil Lexicon.

This is a collection of loanwords in the three languages- Hindi, Sanskrit, Greek, Minoan and English, of Tamil origin, described with the route of acquisition wandever relevant, and their literal, original, intended and current meanings. All the non-English words have been given as easy English transliterations to make it comfortable for the readers who are not acquainted with the Indic script and characters.

This dictionary contains more than 50,000 entries, related phrases, idioms and more than 200 illustrations. Like our other Bilingual Dictionaries, this has been specially compiled for learners of English, teachers, translators and general readers. * Words like citizen journalism, e-learning, hate crime, learning disability, newsworthy, road rage, and many more have been taken from current usage of English.* The English base of the dictionary, taken from the Oxford Students Dictionary (2nd Edition) has been adapted for Indian readers.* To make the dictionary more user-friendly detailed definitions and one-word equivalents in Tamil have been included for words that needed to be explained further for example, brain drain, electromagnetic, metamorphosis and microwave.* Many words such as computer, microchip, multiplex and software have been written out in Tamil to show that such words have now been included in the language. * Words from the current usage, including Indian English have been added. * A pronunciation guide using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is given for help in pronunciation.* Helpful notes on grammar, vocabulary and writing have been provided in Tamil.* A separate section on Quick Grammar Reference along with a list of suffixes and prefixes translated in Tamil, have been added to the appendix for advanced learners of English.

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Excerpt from English and Tamil Dictionary: Containing All the More Important Words in Dr. Webster's Dictionary of the English Language IN preparing this second edition of the english and tamil dictionary, all the words in Dr. Webster's complete work, which are thought to be of practical utility to missionaries or civilians among the Tamil people, or to Tamil youth who are studying the English language, have been most carefully added to the old edition, and each word defined by one or more Tamil synonyms. The different shades of signification and some idioms are arranged under each word, forming, to a considerable extent, a substitute for a phrase book. As the words are divided, accentuated, and defined according to Dr. Webster's latest edition, the work will be to all Tamil lads who study English, to a great degree, a substitute for an English Dictionary. The Tamil synonyms may be depended upon, with a very few unavoidable exceptions, as good classic words, which are generally arranged so that those most common are placed first. Mathematical, astronomical, and other scientific words, are those taken from native works, as far as such works have been examined, and in foreign words, the synonyms are made from pure Tamil or Sanscrit combinations. A single word is always preferred to a description. In a very few cases, where it was thought the learner would be assisted, repeti tions have been allowed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

If you're looking for a reliable modern Tamil-English dictionary, you're in the right place. This concise dictionary includes 1,300 modern Tamil terms. The words are ordered alphabetically first in English and then in Tamil for convenient access.