Eelam (ஈழம், īḻam) also spelled Eezham, Ilam or Izham in English is the native Tamil name for the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Eelam is also a name for the spurge (a plant), toddy (an intoxicant) and gold. The exact etymology and the original meaning of the word are not clearly known, and there are number of conflicting theori...
Tamil Eelam noun the independent state that the Tamil Tigers have fought for
Tamil name for Sri Lanka.