ஆங்கிலமாக மாறிய தமிழ்ச்சொற்கள்
- appam
- from Tamil அப்பம் appam (Source: OED)
- cash
- The primary meaning of the word cash, paper money, or money in general, comes from Latin capsa, chest. A secondary meaning of cash, referring to any of various coins used in southern India and China, comes ultimately from Tamil காசு kācu (Source: OED, AHD, MWD)
- catamaran
- from Tamil கட்டுமரம் kaṭṭumaram("kattu"=tied up, "maram"=wood) (Source: OED, AHD, MWD)
- cheroot
- from French cheroute, from Tamil சுருட்டு curuṭṭu, roll or rolled (Source: OED, AHD, MWD)
- corundum
- from a Tamil word for 'ruby', குருந்தம் kuruntam or குருவிந்தம் kuruvintam (Source: OED)
- coir
- from the Tamil word kayaru 'கயிறு' for rope or thread or to be twisted. (Source: The American Heritage Dictionary)
- curry
- from Tamil கறி kaṟi, sauce (Source: OED, AHD, MWD)
- godown
- from கிடங்கு kidangu/kodangu a Tamil word for store room (Source: OED)
- illupi
- from Tamil இலுப்பை iluppai (Source: OED)
- kabadi/kabaddi
- from Tamil கபடி kabadi (Source: OED)
- Maldivian
- from Tamil மாலத்தீவு malaidhivu(மாலை "maalai"=garland, தீவு "theevu"=island), (Source: OED)
- mango
- from Tamil மா Manga (Source: OED)
- Moringa
- from முருங்கை murungai , a Tamil word for drumstick (Source: OED, AHD)
- mulligatawny
- from Tamil மிளகுத்தண்ணீர் miḷaku-taṇṇīr from miḷaku black pepper taṇṇīr, water (Source: OED, AHD, MWD)
- nadaswaram/nagaswaram
- from Tamil நாகச்வரம் nagasvaram (Source: OED)
- pariah
- from Tamil பறையர் paṟaiyar , plural of பறையன் paṟaiyaṉ (Source: OED, AHD, MWD)
- pandal
- from Tamil பந்தல் pandal (Source: OED)
- pongal
- from Tamil பொங்கல் pongal
- poonga oil
- from Tamil புன்கு punku, oil from pungam tree (Source: OED)
- poppadom
- from அப்பளம் appalam a Tamil word for a crispy side dish (Source: OED)
- portia tree
- from Tamil பூவரசு puvaracu (Source: OED)
- sambar
- from Tamil சாம்பார் sambar (Source: OED)
- sangam
- from Tamil சங்கம் sancam, (Source: OED)
- Tamil
- from Tamil தமிழ் Tamizh
- tutenag
- from Tamil டுட்டனகம் tuttunagam (Source: OED)
- vetiver
- from Tamil வெட்டிவேர் vettiver; a tropical Indian grass; Botanical name: Vetiveria zizanioides; its aromatic roots are used for weaving screens and baskets and the oil in perfumery (source: AHD);
