Tamil may refer to:

• The Tamil language, which is one of the Dravidian languages spoken in the Indian subcontinent.
• A member of the Tamil people (Tamils) who live mostly in the state of Tamil Nadu in south India, in northern and eastern parts of Sri Lanka, in Malaysia and Singapore.

The phrase Tamil country is used sometimes to refer to the regions with a significant population of Tamil-speaking people. The extent of this region varies with time.