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Historical abugida script for Tamil
Tamili (Old Tamil: 𑀢𑀫𑀺𑀵𑁰 𑀧𑁰𑀭𑀸𑀳𑁰𑀫𑀻, romanized: tamiḻi), also known as Tamil-Brahmi or Damili, was a variant of the Brahmi script in southern
Tamil-Brahmi
Ancient script of Central and South Asia
Unicode characters in this article correctly. Brahmi (/ˈbrɑːmi/ BRAH-mee; 𑀩𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀳𑁆𑀫𑀻; ISO: Brāhmī) is a writing system from ancient India that appeared
Brahmi_script
Brahmic script
written from left to right. The Tamil script, like the other Brahmic scripts, is thought to have evolved from the original Brahmi script. The earliest inscriptions
Tamil_script
List of Tamil archaeological artefacts and epigraphs
with Tamil script have been found in Alagankulam, Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu, 1st century BCE An inscribed amphora fragment in Tamil Brahmi at
Tamil_inscriptions
Dravidian language
like Sangam literature, consisting of over 2,000 poems. Tamil script evolved from Tamil Brahmi, and later, the vatteluttu script was used until the current
Tamil_language
Indian epigraphist (1930–2018)
Indian epigraphist and civil servant, known for his decipherment of Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions and for his expertise on the epigraphy of the Indus Valley
Iravatham_Mahadevan
Form of Tamil used from 300 BCE to 700 CE
written in the Tamil-Brahmi variant of the Brahmi script. The earliest long text in Old Tamil is the Tolkāppiyam, an early work on Tamil grammar and poetics
Old_Tamil
Variant of the Brahmi script
and Tamil Brahmi share common modifications to represent Dravidian languages. Bhattiprolu script is also considered the Rosetta Stone of Tamil Brahmi decipherment
Bhattiprolu_script
Ancient markings in the Indian subcontinent
mixed symbols and Brahmi or Tamil Brahmi and eventually at the highest level potsherds are only found with Brahmi or Tamil Brahmi etchings. From around
Megalithic_graffiti_symbols
History of South Asian writing systems
the Brahmi script used by Ashoka spread to South India during the second half of the 3rd century BCE, assuming a local form now known as Tamil-Brahmi. Beginning
Early_Indian_epigraphy
Dynasty in ancient South India
corroborative sources for the Cheras include Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions, silver portrait coins with Tamil-Brahmi legends, and copper coins depicting the Chera
Chera_dynasty
Brahmic writing system
4th century CE. The Pallava script evolved from Tamil-Brahmi. It was used to originally write Tamil and Sanskrit texts – the court languages of Pallavas
Pallava_script
Language family
century BCE, as inscriptions in Tamil-Brahmi script on cave walls in the Madurai and Tirunelveli districts of Tamil Nadu. Dravidian place names along
Dravidian_languages
Abugida used in southern Indian subcontinent (c. 6th–12th centuries)
"nana-mona" alphabet. Vatteluttu script started developing from Tamil-Brahmi Script (the late Tamil-Brahmi, 2nd–4th centuries AD), from around the 4th or 5th century
Vatteluttu
Historic Brahmic script
related to Brahmi and these are related to Buddhism. Since the script, which is similar to the ancient Sinhalese script, is found in the Tamil region, its
Kalinga_script
Script system used to write Sanskrit
The Gupta script (sometimes referred to as Gupta Brahmi script or Late Brahmi script) was used for writing Sanskrit and is associated with the Gupta Empire
Gupta_script
Literary, archaeological, epigraphic and numismatic sources of ancient Tamil history
studying the history of Tamilakam. Writings in Tamil-Brahmi script have been found in many locations in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Sri Lanka and also in Egypt and Thailand
Sources of ancient Tamil history
Sources_of_ancient_Tamil_history
Family of abugida writing systems
Pungs-chung Drusha Kalinga Bhaiksuki Tocharian (Slanting Brahmi) Tamil-Brahmi, 2nd century BC Pallava Tamil Grantha Malayalam Malabar Tigalari Saurashtra Dhives
Brahmic_scripts
State in southern India
Indo-Gangetic plain. Further epigraphical inscriptions found at Adichanallur use Tamil Brahmi, a rudimentary script dated to 5th century BCE. Potsherds uncovered from
Tamil_Nadu
Ancient kingdoms in South Asia
edicts of Maurya emperor Ashoka, coins with legends in Tamil-Brahmi script, and Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions suggest the continuity of the Pandya dynasty
Tamil_dynasties
Archaeological site in Tamil Nadu, India
6th century BCE and 3rd century BCE. However, the claimed dating of Tamil-Brahmi potsherd inscriptions to pre-3rd century BCE has been questioned due
Keezhadi_excavation_site
Indian epigraphist (1935-2013)
before the Babri Masjid was built over it. Ramesh believed that the Tamil-Brahmi script was pre-Asokan and that it originated as a South Indian script
K._V._Ramesh_(archaeologist)
Ancient Tamil dynasty of South India
edicts of Maurya emperor Ashoka, coins with legends in Tamil-Brahmi script, and Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions suggest the continuity of the Pandya dynasty
Pandya_dynasty
Neighbourhood in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India
district, Tamil Nadu, India. It is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Madurai. The inscriptions discovered in the region are the earliest Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions
Mangulam
Tamils who practice Jainism
northern Tamil Nadu, largely in the districts of Tiruvannamalai, Kanchipuram, Vellore, Villupuram, Ranipet and Kallakurichi. Early Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions
Tamil_Jains
Ancient work on Tamil grammar
oldest known Tamil-Brahmi and old-Tamil inscriptions comparison of grammar taught in Tolkappiyam versus the grammar found in the oldest known Tamil texts (Sangam
Tolkāppiyam
Tamil-Brahmi inscription has become controversial today. According to Mahadevan and P. Ragupthy, this inscription is a combination of readable Brahmi
Tissamaharama inscription No. 53
Tissamaharama_inscription_No._53
Historic Brahmic script used in Burma
yielded a wide variety of Indian scripts ranging from Ashokan Brahmi script and Tamil Brahmi script, both dated to the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE, to the
Pyu_script
Ancient rulers of southern India
emperor Asoka (3rd century BCE) and a Tamil-Brahmi cave record from Jambai (Viluppuram). The Tamil-Brahmi inscription at Jambai, Tirukkoyilur, provide
Athiyaman_(Sathiyaputhra)
South Asian ethnic group
Prakrit and Tamil languages from peninsular India into an existing mesolithic population, centuries before the common era. Tamil-Brahmi and Tamil-Prakrit
Sri_Lankan_Tamils
Dravidian ethnic group
inscriptions found at Adichanallur and potsherds uncovered from Keezhadi use Tamil Brahmi, a rudimentary script dated to 6th century BCE. The Sangam period lasted
Tamils
Script used to write the Tocharian languages
script, also known as Central Asian slanting Gupta script or North Turkestan Brāhmī, is an abugida which uses a system of diacritical marks to associate vowels
Tocharian_script
India for several centuries during the pre-literate era. "'Rudimentary Tamil-Brahmi script' unearthed at Adichanallur". The Hindu. 16 Feb 2005. Retrieved
List of languages by first written account
List_of_languages_by_first_written_account
Form of the Tamil language used from the 8th to the 15th century
Tamil script also changed in the period of Middle Tamil. Tamil Brahmi and Vaṭṭeḻuttu, into which it evolved, were the main scripts used in Old Tamil inscriptions
Middle_Tamil
Symbols of the Indus Valley Civilisation
in the Brahmi and Tamil-Brahmi scripts, but also include non-Brahmi graffiti symbols which co-existed contemporaneously with the Tamil-Brahmi script.
Indus_script
was originally part of a signet ring and contains one of the oldest Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions mixed with megalithic graffiti symbols found on the island
Anaikoddai_seal
Brahmic script used commonly to write the Malayalam language
Tamil-Brahmi script. Vatteluttu (Malayalam: വട്ടെഴുത്ത്, romanized: Vaṭṭeḻuttŭ, lit. 'round writing') is a script that had evolved from Tamil-Brahmi and
Malayalam_script
Dravidian language
As the language of scholarship and administration, Old-Tamil, which was written in Tamil-Brahmi and the Vatteluttu alphabet later, greatly influenced the
Malayalam
Archaeological site in Tamil Nadu, India
in earthenware urns. Some of these urns contained writing in Tamili (Tamil-Brahmi) script. On March 18, 2019, the report of artifact samples sent to Beta
Adichanallur
Village in Tamil Nadu, India
housing a Tamil Brahmi inscription, one of the monuments of national importance as declared by the Archaeological Survey of India. Brahmi is the earliest
Mamandur
South Indian script
Grantha script (Sanskrit: 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥𑌲𑌿𑌪𑌿, romanized: granthalipi; Tamil: கிரந்த எழுத்து, romanized: Granta eḻuttu; Malayalam: ഗ്രന്ഥലിപി, romanized: granthalipi)
Grantha_script
Early Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions in Tamil Nadu dated to the 3rd century BCE and describe the livelihoods of Tamil Jains. The oldest known Tamil kings were
Jainism_in_Tamil_Nadu
Research department in India
Tamil-Brahmi Script: It is the earliest known form of Tamil script and is thought to have appeared in the 3RD century BC. Developed from the Brahmi script
Tamil Nadu State Department of Archaeology
Tamil_Nadu_State_Department_of_Archaeology
Writing system used for several Austronesian languages
studies to be carried out. The oldest root of Javanese script is the Tamil-Brahmi script which evolved into the Pallava script in Southern and Southeast
Javanese_script
a variant of the Brahmi script called Tamil Brahmi. The earliest long text in Old Tamil is the Tolkāppiyam, an early work on Tamil grammar and poetics
Linguistic_history_of_India
Historic site in Gingee, India
it got its name (in Tamil "Adukku" means "pile up" and "kal" means "stone"). Just above the bottom of the hillock, Tamil-Brahmi Jain inscriptions are
Nehanurpatti
Script for writing Lampungic languages
Parent systems Egyptian hieroglyphs Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramaic Brahmi Tamil-Brahmi Pallava Old Kawi Lampung script This article contains phonetic transcriptions
Lampung_script
Southeast Asian writing system
Parent systems Egyptian hieroglyphs Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramaic Brahmi Tamil-Brahmi Kadamba or Pallava script Pyu or Old Burmese Mon-Burmese Child systems
Mon–Burmese_script
Writing script for a South Indian language
left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the ancient Brāhmī script. It was developed and in use during the 14th century CE in Kodagu
Thirke
script Tamil-Brahmi inscription in Jambaimalai Silver coin issued during the reign of Rudra Singha with Assamese inscriptions North Indian Brahmi found
Languages_of_India
Ancient Philippine writing system
system's unclear origins, scholars agree that baybayin descends from the Brahmi script of ancient India. This was made possible by the indirect Indianization
Baybayin
Abugida script for the Khmer language
during the 5th and 6th centuries AD, which ultimately descended from the Tamil-Brahmi script. The oldest dated Khmer inscription was found at Angkor Borei
Khmer_script
Writing system used for several Batak languages
be derived from the Kawi and Pallava script, ultimately derived from the Brahmi script of India, or from the hypothetical Proto-Sumatran script influenced
Batak_script
Tamil Hindu epic based on the Ramayana
Ramavataram, popularly referred to as Kamba Ramayanam, is a Tamil epic that was written by the Tamil poet Kambar during the 12th century. Based on Valmiki's
Ramavataram
Town in Southern Province, Sri Lanka
presence of early Tamils in Tissamaharama was confirmed following archaeological excavations in 2010. The Tissamaharama Tamil Brahmi inscription, a fragment
Tissamaharama
Temple in Tamil Nadu, India
inscription in the sanctum is more archaic, sharing paleographic features of Tamil Brahmi and early Vatteluttu. This has led to proposals that portions of this
Karpaka_Vinayakar_Temple
Abugida script for languages spoken in Thailand
Indian Pallava alphabet (Thai: ปัลลวะ) and a southern branch of the ancient Brahmi tradition. The Sukhothai script was the earliest Thai script developed from
Thai_script
Script for Maldivian language, used from 12th to 20th century
Romanization scheme, as the "d" is unaspirated. Dhives Akuru developed from Brahmi. The oldest attested inscription bears a clear resemblance to South Indian
Dhives_Akuru
State in southeastern India
of the Brahmi script. This inscription is considered a key for deciphering Tamil Brahmi. The Kadamba script, derived from Bhattiprolu Brahmi, later continued
Andhra_Pradesh
Religion in the Indian state
several Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions, stone beds and sculptures from more than 2,200 years ago found in Samanar hills. They were known as Camaṇar in Tamil and
Religion_in_Tamil_Nadu
archaeologists from the Archaeological Survey of India, resembles early Tamil-Brahmi script, confirming it of the Neolithic period 2800 years ago. Adhichanallur
History_of_Tamil_Nadu
Iravatham Mahadevan, the rudimentary Tamil Brahmi script originated in South India in the 3rd century BCE. Though the old Tamil preserved features of Proto-Dravidian
Tamil_culture
Numeral system
Tamil is written in a non-Latin script. Tamil text used in this article is transliterated into the Latin script according to the ISO 15919 standard. The
Tamil_numerals
Geographical region inhabited by the ancient Tamil people
seal, dated to the 3rd century BCE, contains a bilingual inscription in Tamil-Brahmi. Excavations in the area of Tissamaharama in southern Sri Lanka have
Tamilakam
Neighbourhood in Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, India
that a single report was not enough to "state scientifically that the Tamil-Brahmi script belongs to the sixth century BC". An archaeological survey team
Keezhadi
Hills in Tamil Nadu, India
few from the late 9th century and a few after the 10th century. A few Tamil-Brahmi inscriptions have also been found at the top of the Samanar hills, but
Samanar_Hills
Japanese kanji not in the lists of jōyō kanji
Sundanese Tagbanwa Tai Le New Tai Lue Tai Noi Tai Tham Tai Viet Lai Tay Tamil Tamil-Brahmi Tanchangya Telugu Thai Tigalari Ulu scripts Incung Lampung Lembak
Hyōgai_kanji
Historic period of Tamil literature
The Sangam literature (Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், caṅka ilakkiyam), historically known as the Poetry of the Noble Ones (Tamil: சான்றோர் செய்யுள், Cāṉṟōr ceyyuḷ)
Sangam_literature
Reconstructed common ancestor of the Dravidian languages
For example, Tamil āṟu, Tulu āji, Naiki sādi, Kui hāja; Tamil puṟṟu, Tulu puñca, Kannada huttu, Naiki puṭṭa, Konda puRi, Malto pute; Tamil onṟu, Tulu oñji
Proto-Dravidian_language
Abugida writing system
just like other Brahmic abugidas. The Cham script is a descendant of the Brahmi script of India. Cham was one of the first scripts to develop from the Pallava
Cham_script
(1984). Epigraphia Zeylanica (EZ) VII. p. 32-35 Pushparatnam, P. (2014). "Tamil Brahmi Inscription Belonging to 2200 years ago, Discovered by German Archaeological
Tamil inscriptions in Sri Lanka
Tamil_inscriptions_in_Sri_Lanka
Municipal corporation in Tamil Nadu, India
in the west coast to Arikamedu along the east coast of India. Early Tamil Brahmi writings have been found on coins, seals and rings obtained from Amaravati
Karur
South-Indian Literature by language
Contributors to the Tamil literature are mainly from Tamil people from south India, including the land now comprising Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Eelam Tamils from Sri Lanka
Tamil_literature
Chera ruler
portrait facing right with Tamil-Brahmi legend "Ku-t-tu-va-n Ko-tai" have been discovered from Amaravati riverbed in Karur, central Tamil Nadu. The reverse of
Kuttuvan_Kotai
Historic abugida of South India
systems that developed from the ancient Brahmi script. By the 5th century CE it became distinct from other Brahmi variants and was used in what are now
Kadamba_script
Abugida
during the first millennium CE. The Nāgarī script has roots in the ancient Brahmi script family. The Nāgarī script was in regular use by 7th century CE, and
Nāgarī_script
Pandya ruler from Tamilakam
kills himself due to remorse. According to Iravatham Mahadevan, the Tamil Brahmi inscriptions discovered at Mangulam, possibly mentions the Pandyan king
Netunceliyan_I
Mantra is written in Brahmi script. 2nd century BCE: Thiruparankundram hill in Tamil Nadu is home to ancient Jain beds with Tamil Brahmi Jain inscriptions
Timeline_of_Jainism
Ancient Indo-Aryan language of South Asia, mainly Indian subcontinent
and it became extinct, while the Brahmi was used all over the subcontinent along with regional scripts such as Old Tamil. Of these, the earliest records
Sanskrit
Standardisation of Tamil script includes various attempts in the past as well as ongoing attempts to uniformalise the Tamil script. Tamil-Brahmi is considered
Standardisation of Tamil script
Standardisation_of_Tamil_script
which Tamil belongs. This was before Tamil was widely written, using the Tamil-Brahmi script and dated variously from 600 BCE to 200 BCE. Although a number
Tamil_loanwords_in_Hebrew
South Indian script related to Devanāgarī
and it may be the source of the name.[citation needed] Nandināgarī is a Brāhmī-based script that was used in southern India between the 11th and 19th centuries
Nandinagari
Sundanese writing system
scripts Parent systems Egyptian Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramaic Brahmi script Tamil-Brahmi Pallava Old Kawi Old Sundanese Sundanese Script Sister systems
Sundanese_script
music Hindustani music Vedic Sanskrit Old Tamil Ancient scripts of the Indian subcontinent Brahmi Tamil-Brahmi Pallava script Gupta script Kadamba script
Outline_of_ancient_India
Neighbourhood in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India
Sholavandan. In stone beds made by Jains, inscriptions have been found in the Tamil-Brahmi script; "பாகன்ஊர் பே(ர)தன்; பிடன் இத்தசெபோன்" where பாகன்ஊர் (Paganur)
Sholavandan
Writing system family from Sumatra, Indonesia
three consonant letters, ka ga nga. He was probably not aware that most Brahmi script lineages begin their alphabetic order with these. This is equivalent
Ulu_scripts
Old Javanese script
Kawi script gradually evolved from the 'Pallava' script (or 'Late Southern Brāhmī') which were dispersed to maritime Southeast Asia in multiple waves from
Kawi_script
City in Sri Lanka
Old Tamil word for the terms "Lord", "King" or "Chief", which allude to the deity that presides here; this term appears in several Tamil Brahmi inscriptions
Trincomalee
Phonology of the Tamil language
nasals except when geminated. Tamil phonology permits few consonant clusters, which can never be word initial. A Tamil tongue twister The sentence literally
Tamil_phonology
Writing systems of northwestern Indian Subcontinent
"typologically distinct group," and are closer in norms to its predecessor Brāhmī than they are to the Nāgarī scripts to the east, in their general avoidance
Laṇḍā_scripts
Brahmic script, ancestor of Thai writing
systems Proto-Sinaitic alphabet Phoenician alphabet Aramaic alphabet Brāhmī Tamil-Brahmi Pallava Old Khmer Sukhothai script Child systems Thai, Fakkham Sister
Sukhothai_script
Indic script used in the Indian subcontinent
left-to-right abugida (a type of segmental writing system), based on the ancient Brāhmī script. It is one of the official scripts of India and Nepal. It was developed
Devanagari
Community of Tamil speakers from Karnataka
Karnataka Tamils are a social community of Tamil language speakers living in the Indian state of Karnataka. Significant population of Tamils are found
Karnataka_Tamils
Abugida used for writing Tai Pong in China and Tai Yai in Myanmar
vowel onset. A textbook may therefore present 18-24 consonants. Like other Brahmi scripts, Shan consonants are typically arranged in rows based on place of
Shan_alphabet
Writing system used for the Sudanese language
Kadaṁba Telugu-Kannada Kannaḍa Goykānaḍī Telugu Tamil-Brahmi Vaṭṭeḻuttu Koleḻuttŭ Malayāṇma Pallava Tamiḻ Grantha Malayāḷam Tigaḷāri Thirke Dhivēs Akuru
Old_Sundanese_script
Abugida indigenous to Mindoro, Philippines
Parent systems Egyptian hieroglyphs Proto-Sinaitic Phoenician Aramic Brahmi Tamil-Brahmi Pallava Kawi Baybayin Hanunó'o (Mangyan Baybayin/Surat Mangyan) Sister
Hanunoo_script
Abugida script for the Lao language
the Pallava script, a variant of the Grantha script descended from the Brāhmī script, which was used in southern India and South East Asia during the
Lao_script
Neighbourhood in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, India
edge of the Thiruparankundram hill is home to ancient Jain beds with Tamil Brahmi inscriptions dated between 2nd century BCE and 2nd century CE. Uphill
Thiruparankundram
Dialect of Tamil
Brahmin Tamil is the name of a dialect of Tamil traditionally spoken by Tamil Brahmins. The dialect, largely, uses Classical Tamil along with a heavy proportion
Brahmin_Tamil
Abugida writing system of Sri Lanka
Anuradhapura with lithic Brahmi inscriptions written in Helu Prakrit. It has caused debate as to whether Ceylonese Brahmi influenced Brahmi in the Indian mainland
Sinhala_script
TAMIL BRAHMI
TAMIL BRAHMI
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Tamil Girl
Boy/Male
Tamil
Tamil God
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Pure Tamil
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil
Tamil King
Male
Hebrew
(תָּמִיר) Masculine form of Hebrew Tamar, TAMIR means "palm tree."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Tamil
Tamil King
Girl/Female
Tamil
Mariappan | அரிஅபà¯à®ªà®¨
Tamil Goddess name mariamman
Mariappan | அரிஅபà¯à®ªà®¨
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Tamil Lady
Female
English
Modern English name, probably based on Russian Tamara, "palm tree," or the Sanskrit word tamara, TAMIA means "spice."
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Tamil Girl
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Beautiful
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Tamil
A Tamil
Male
Hebrew
(תמיד) Perhaps from the Hebrew word tamid, TAMID means "flame." Compare with another form of Tamid.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Tammy, TAMI means "palm tree."
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Tamil King
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Tamil Girl
Male
Hebrew
Variant form of Hebrew Samael, the name of an Angel of Death, SAMIL means "whom God makes" and "venom of God."
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Tamil Flower
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Tamil Light
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Tamil
Tamil Man
TAMIL BRAHMI
TAMIL BRAHMI
TAMIL BRAHMI
TAMIL BRAHMI
TAMIL BRAHMI
TAMIL BRAHMI
TAMIL BRAHMI