Online Tamil Dictionaries

ONLINE TAMIL DICTIONARIES

1. Dictionary - Definition

A book that compiles all the words in a language in alphabetical order and explains the meaning is called 'Agaramuthali'. It is also called a dictionary.

Internet Dictionary (or) e-Dictionary

A Tamil dictionary is commonly created by means of getting the required data through a computer connected to the internet. The internet dictionary is called online Dictionary in English.

2. Dictionary - Aim (Purposes)

1. Not only dictionaries for translating words but also different types of dictionaries are produced.

2. These dictionaries can be used to retrieve and check the meanings of unknown words while reading.

3. They can be used to find long and short words (or) related terms for a specific term.

4. It can be used for referencing books (or) documents that contain the words or documents.

3. Functions of Online Tamil Dictionaries

Online Tamil dictionaries like dictionary.com provide instant, direct access to a word's spelling and meaning through large databases. Further, it also provides a lot of supporting information, including its variant spellings, pronunciation, inflected forms, 'origin and derived forms and footnotes.

Advantages of Online Tamil Dictionaries

Online dictionaries can be used for a wide range of purposes and provide a lot of benefits to people. Some of them are

1. Free

Even if the price of a dictionary is not very high, it can create high cost when people buy dictionaries for different subjects. There are many dictionaries online. They are available free of cost. People don't have to pay even a single paise to use them.

2. Easy Access

The popularity of online dictionaries has grown high. People don't have to tirelessly flip through pages when they want to refer to a word. It is enough just to type in the search box and click search. Therefore, the efficiency offered by online dictionaries allows people to have free time to read additional materials.

3. Readable

Compared to print dictionaries, the font size of online dictionaries is much clearer. People don't have to strain their eyes when looking up a word in an online dictionary.

4. Multi-Functional

Print dictionaries have limited space. Hence, it is not possible to go into more details about each word. On the other hand, online dictionaries can provide a lot of information related to the word, i.e., the synonyms, antonyms, slang words and sentences. This information is found very useful.

5. As a Learning Tool

Online dictionaries remain a great tool for the people who have thirst for knowledge. This means that they are not used by people only to refer to the meanings of words but also for a higher level purpose. In fact, online dictionaries are used as a small tool for entertainment and also for gaining knowledge. They can be used for perfecting the style of writing and speaking and to know different words. Moreover, these dictionaries provide translation features too. The users can know the translation of words in different languages like Korean, Italian, Turkish, Chinese, English, German, Spanish, Japanese, etc., Translations are just a click away.

4. Uses of Internet Dictionary

1. The printed dictionaries should be searched and bought. But, online dictionaries are easy to refer to.

2. Time is saved. There is no waste of time.

3. Tamils throughout the world are benefited greatly by Tamil online dictionaries.

4. Definitions in multiple languages for one word is obtained in one place.

5. The online dictionaries enhances the interest to learn another language.

6. We can find multiple dictionaries in Tamil and other languages online.

7. In the online dictionaries, words have been compiled and published section wise.

8. We can upload the habitual words and regional words that we know to the online dictionary and make them useful for the language and for others.

9. e-dictionary can translate a text from Japanese to English and Vice - Versa.

10. If the user is tired of reading, the text output can be heard in Japanese (or) English (or) Tamil.

11. If the user comes across any interesting information while reading, it can be mailed to others.

5. Some Major Internet Dictionaries (e-Dictionaries)

1. Digital Dictionaries of South Asia

The South Asian e-Dictionary is a collective dictionary of Asian languages. It consists of 28 language dictionaries. They include Tamil, Assamese, Baluchi, Bengali, English, Gujarati, Punjabi, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu, Urudu, Marathi, Nepali, Punjabi, etc.,

2. Dictionary of Tamil Language

South Asian e-Tamil dictionary holds the top position. It consists of the following 5 groups.

(i) Pepriyasu Dictionary

(ii) Kathiraiver Pillai Dictionary

(iii) Vinsulo Dictionary

(iv) Alfin Dictionary

(v) Madras University Dictionary

They search for content the moment we input a word.

3. Maduram Online Dictionary

Maduram e-dictionary contains 15 grammar elements. They are Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Auxiliaries, Interjection, Negative verbs and almost all other grammatical forms.

In this, the required words can be obtained by giving the inputs. It is an online dictionary satisfying the grammatical elements.

4. Tamil Wiktionary

Tamil Wiktionary is the name of Tamil Wikipedia's creative dictionary. As of 10.11.2020, it is ranked 10th in the World Internet Dictionary with 19,18,257 words.

Tamil words have been included in the order

i) Tamil - Tamil - English and

ii) English-Tamil

5. Tamil Dictionary

This online Dictionary is very special in English - Tamil - German languages. If English words are entered, the corresponding Tamil word and meaning will appear. It also provides German language content.

6. Google Tamil - English e-dictionary

It has a unique feature over conventional e-dictionaries. It not only shows the meanings of the words but also gives a picture description.

7. Palsu Dictionary

This e-dictionary contains English - English - Tamil dictionary and Tamil - Tamil - English dictionary. It contains 22,000 key words and 35,000 related words. The meaning of each word is given first in English and then in Tamil,

8. Tamil - Tamil - English Dictionary

It contains a total of 49,000 words. In this, the Tamil word corresponding to the search word we are looking for will come out. Also, it gives the entire meaning of the word.