Eelam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A proposed Tamil separatist state that would occupy northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka.

Word forms

Eelam Ilam Eezham Izham

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil ஈழம் (īḻam, “toddy plant, gold, spurge plant”), the traditional Tamil name for Sri Lanka.

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