The Tamil language is recognized as one of the oldest languages in the world. It is the oldest language of the Dravidian family. It is the native language in India (especially South India) and several parts of Srilanka. The Tamil language is spoken by over 75 million peoples worldwide. It has several dialects in different parts of India like Kongu Tamil, Madras Bashai, Madurai Tamil, Nellai Tamil, Kumari Tamil in India, and Batticaloa Tamil, Jaffna Tamil, Negombo Tamil in Sri Lanka, and Sankei Tamil in Karnataka. Many Tamil festivals will fall in each month, which is periodically practiced by the Tamil people and many have even local holidays within India. So let’s see how to say months of the year in Tamil.

Months of the year in Tamil

Before start learning about the months of the year in Tamil, know the word Month in Tamil. A month is written as மாதம் in Tamil and pronounced as Mātam (plural as மாதங்கள்(Mātaṅkaḷ)). So let’s see more about months in Tamil.

How to Say English Months in Tamil

Month Name in EnglishMonth Name in TamilPronunciation
Januaryஜனவரிjaṉavari
Februaryபிப்ரவரிpipravari
Marchமார்ச்mārc
Aprilஏப்ரல்ēpral
Mayமே
Juneஜூன்jūṉ
JulyஜூலைJūlai
Augustஆகஸ்ட்ākasṭ
Septemberசெப்டம்பர்cepṭampar
Octoberஅக்டோபர்akṭōpar
Novemberநவம்பர்navampar
Decemberடிசம்பர்ṭicampar

How to Say Tamil Months in English

The Tamil language has a unique calendar apart from the English calendar, in which the number of days in each month varies between 29 and 32.

Tamil MonthsTamil Months DurationTransliteration
சித்திரைMid-April to mid-MayChithirai
வைகாசிMid-May to mid-JuneVaikaasi
ஆனிMid-June to mid-JulyAani
ஆடிMid-July to mid-AugustAadi
ஆவணிMid-August to mid-SeptemberAavani
புரட்டாசிMid-September to mid-OctoberPurattaasi
ஐப்பசிMid-October to mid-NovemberAippasi
கார்த்திகைMid-November to mid-DecemberKarthikai
மார்கழிMid-December to mid-JanuaryMaargazhi
தைMid-January to mid-FebruaryThai
மாசிMid-February to mid-MarchMaasi
பங்குனிMid-March to mid-AprilPanguni

Days Based on Months:

Important Days in JanuaryImportant Days in February
Important Days in MarchImportant Days in April
Important Days in MayImportant Days in June
Important Days in JulyImportant Days in August
Important Days in SeptemberImportant Days in October
Important Days in NovemberImportant Days in December

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