Eelam (disambiguation)

Eelam (Tamil: ஈழம், īḻam, Tamil: [iːɻɐm], also spelled Eezham, Ilam or Izham in English) is the native^[1] Tamil name for the South Asian island now known as Sri Lanka.

Eelam is also a name for the spurge (a plant), toddy (an intoxicant) and gold.^[2]^{[dubious – discuss]}

The Tamil lexicons (Nika'ndu), Thivaakaram, Pingkalam and Choodaama'ni, dating from c. 8th century AD, equate the word Eezham with Chingka'lam (the Sinhala country).^[3]

References[]

^ Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-521-77111-5.
^ University of Madras (1924–1936). "Tamil lexicon". Madras: University of Madras. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) (Online edition at the University of Chicago)
^ Akazhaan. "Eezham Thamizh and Tamil Eelam: Understanding the terminologies of identity". Tamilnet. Retrieved 2 October 2008.

[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-521-77111-5.

[Mulex-2] University of Madras (1924–1936). "Tamil lexicon". Madras: University of Madras. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help) (Online edition at the University of Chicago)

[TN-3] Akazhaan. "Eezham Thamizh and Tamil Eelam: Understanding the terminologies of identity". Tamilnet. Retrieved 2 October 2008.

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