atoll
‘ring-shaped coral island’
Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:
E. atollon < Mal. atolu ‘reef’ < adal ‘closing, uniting’ < Skt. antara- ‘interior’ < at < en < Tamil il-iṉ
atoll
Technical words derived from 'atoll'
drowned atoll - மூழ்கிய பவளத்திட்டு; atoll texture - வளைய கனிம அமைப்பு.
English words derived from Tamil il-iṉ connoting 'attaining'