Eelam

English

Alternative forms

  • Ilam
  • Eezham, Izham (to represent the ழ, zh, phoneme)

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Eelam

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

Derived terms

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