diff --git a/phsource/ph_tamil b/phsource/ph_tamil
index bbdcf1a6..83c0cbc4 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_tamil
+++ b/phsource/ph_tamil
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ endphoneme
 phoneme u:
   vwl  starttype #u  endtype #u
   length 280
-  IF prevPhW(isVel) THEN
+  IF prevPhW(isVelar) THEN
   ELSE
     ChangeIfNotStressed(U:)
   ENDIF
diff --git a/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c b/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c
index ba0b534d..959f17d2 100644
--- a/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c
+++ b/src/libespeak-ng/compiledata.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ static keywtab_t k_properties[] = {
 	{ "isFlag1",    0, CONDITION_IS_PHFLAG_SET | phFLAGBIT_FLAG1 },
 	{ "isFlag2",    0, CONDITION_IS_PHFLAG_SET | phFLAGBIT_FLAG2 },
 
-	{ "isVel", 0, CONDITION_IS_PLACE_OF_ARTICULATION | phPLACE_VELAR },
+	{ "isVelar", 0, CONDITION_IS_PLACE_OF_ARTICULATION | phPLACE_VELAR },
 
 	{ "isDiminished",  0, CONDITION_IS_OTHER | isDiminished },
 	{ "isUnstressed",  0, CONDITION_IS_OTHER | isUnstressed },