Tamil Thai

Tamil Thai (Tamil: Tamiḻttāy, lit. 'Tamil Mother'; Tamil pronunciation: [t̪ʌmɪ˞ɻt̪ːɑːɪ̯]) refers to the allegorical and anthropomorphic personification of the Tamil language as a mother. This persona became prominent during the Tamil Renaissance movement in the latter half of the nineteenth century.

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