Eelam
Meanings
name
- A proposed Tamil separatist state that would occupy northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil ஈழம் (īḻam, “toddy plant, gold, spurge plant”), the traditional Tamil name for Sri Lanka.
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