Word.ws English Dictionary

illocution meaning in Tamil

செயற்கூற்று

/ˌɪləˈkjuːʃn/

illocution in Tamil: செயற்கூற்று. In English, illocution means the aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.

Tamil words for illocution

செயற்கூற்று

English meaning of illocution

  1. noun The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.
  2. noun A type of speech act being made by a speaker, i.e., the purpose of the statement in terms of how the addressee is to interpret either its truth-value, or its requirements and demands upon the speaker in terms of a physical or psychological response.

Full definition of illocution

Questions about illocution in Tamil

What is the meaning of illocution in Tamil?
Illocution in Tamil is செயற்கூற்று.
illocution என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Illocution: செயற்கூற்று.
What does illocution mean in English?
Illocution means the aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.

Source and license

Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: illocution (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: illocution (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-illocution.wav.

Cite this page: “illocution meaning in Tamil.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/tamil/illocution. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.