அஞ்சு

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Tamil

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Dravidian *añc- (“to fear”). Cognate with Malayalam അഞ്ചുക (añcuka).

Verb

அஞ்சு • (añcu)

  1. to fear
    Synonym: பயப்படு (payappaṭu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of அஞ்சு (añcu)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Tamil numbers (edit)
50[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  4 ௫
5 		6  → 
    Cardinal: ஐந்து (aintu), அஞ்சு (añcu)
    Ordinal: ஐந்தாவது (aintāvatu), ஐந்தாம் (aintām), அஞ்சாவது (añcāvatu), அஞ்சாம் (añcām)
    Adjectival: ஐ (ai), பஞ்ச (pañca)
    Fractional: நாலுமா (nālumā)

Numeral

அஞ்சு • (añcu)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of ஐந்து (aintu)

References

  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “añcu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  • Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “அஞ்சு”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
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