# Jaffna Tamil

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. a Tamil dialect native to Jaffna and is the primary dialect used in northern Sri Lanka.

## Etymology
From Jaffna (from Tamil யாழ்ப்பாணம் (yāḻppāṇam)) and Tamil.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/jaffna-tamil