The Hindu

First Tamil-English dictionary by a Tamil

In the history of Tamil dictionaries, A Tamil-English Dictionary has a special place. Published in 1870 and reissued in 1888 by V. Visvanatha Pillai, it is probably the first dictionary compiled by a ...
The New Indian Express

Come March, new Tamil dictionaries are likely to hit the stands

CHENNAI: The 45-year-old Directorate of Tamil Etymological Dictionary Project is reinventing itself to preserve Tamil words for posterity. The directorate is all set to bring out three dictionaries ...
The New Indian Express

Metro Train is 'Maanagara Thodari', noodles, 'Izhaiyunavu': 14 lakh Tamil words & counting, Sorkuvai journey from Sangam era continues

CHENNAI: Sorkuvai Project, a comprehensive word corpus initiative of the Directorate of Tamil Etymological Dictionary Project of the State government launched in 2019, has uploaded 14 lakh words with ...
Indiatimes

Lyricist Madan Karky launches Tamil - English dictionary Chol Agaraadhi

CHENNAI: Imagine a Tamil to English dictionary that contains 4.25 lakh words. Karky Research Foundation (KaReFo), which has been working on Tamil computing and language literacy research for the past ...