Colporuḷ: A History of Tamil Dictionaries

according administrative alphabetical appeared Beschi British cent century Ceylon Christian cited collection Colombo common compiled containing copy culture definitions Department dialect Dictionnaire early edition English and Tamil English-Tamil entries equivalents etymological European example expressions followed foreign French given gives glossary Government grammar hand headwords India indicate Jaffna Latin learning letters lexicographical Library linguistic literature London Madras Malabar manuscript meanings Mission missionaries names native nikantu notes Official Language olas original Oxford Paris Persian phrases Pillai plants Plate Portuguese Press Printing proverbs publication published Pure reference rice Sanskrit schools script Sinhalese Society sources South speakers synonyms Tamil dictionary Tamil language Tamil script Tamil-English Tamilnadu Tamul technical terms Telugu tion translation University usage verbs vocabulary words writing written அகராதி சென்னை தமிழ்