How to Say “Dolphin” in Tamil

டால்பின்
dālpin
The Tamil word for dolphin is டால்பின் (dālpin).
This term refers to the aquatic mammal known as a dolphin.
Meaning: aquatic mammal (noun)

How do you pronounce it?

dālpin

Did you know?

  • While டால்பின் is a phonetic loan from English, Tamil has a traditional name for the animal, கடல் பன்றி, which literally translates to 'sea pig'.
  • The word டால்பின் uses the Tamil letter ட to mimic the English 'D' sound, which is not a native starting sound for most root words in the language.
  • Tamil is one of the few languages that uses a specific character called a pulli (the dot above the consonant) to ensure the 'l' in டால்பின் is pronounced without an inherent vowel.

Examples in context

  • கடலில் ஒரு டால்பின் தெரிந்தது.
    kaṭalil oru ṭālpin terintatu.
    A dolphin was seen in the sea.
  • டால்பின் மிகவும் புத்திசாலி விலங்கு.
    ṭālpin mikavum putticaali vilangu.
    The dolphin is a very intelligent animal.

Example conversation

Priya and Arun are visiting an aquarium.

  1. பிரியா Priya

    அருண், அந்த டால்பினைப் பார்!
    Arun, anta dālpinai pār!
    Arun, look at that dolphin!
  2. அருண் Arun

    அது எவ்வளவு அழகாக குதிக்கிறது!
    Atu evvalavu alakāka kutikkiṟatu!
    How beautifully it jumps!
  3. பிரியா Priya

    எனக்கு டால்பின்கள் மிகவும் பிடிக்கும்.
    Enakku dālpinkal mikavum pitikkum.
    I like dolphins very much.
  4. அருண் Arun

    நானும் அதை ஒத்துக்கொள்கிறேன்.
    Nāṉum atai ottukkoḷkiṟēṉ.
    I agree with that too.
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