ஐந்து

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Tamil

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

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *caymtu (five). Cognate with Kannada ಐದು (aidu), Malayalam അഞ്ച് (añcŭ), Telugu ఐదు (aidu), Tulu ಅಯಿನ್ (ayinŭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ain̪d̪ɯ/
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Numeral

ஐந்து (aintu)

  1. five (numeral:)

Declension

u-stem declension of ஐந்து (aintu) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative ஐந்து
aintu
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vocative ஐந்தே
aintē
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accusative ஐந்தை
aintai
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dative ஐந்துக்கு
aintukku
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benefactive ஐந்துக்காக
aintukkāka
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genitive 1 ஐந்துடைய
aintuṭaiya
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genitive 2 ஐந்தின்
aintiṉ
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locative 1 ஐந்தில்
aintil
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locative 2 ஐந்திடம்
aintiṭam
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sociative 1 ஐந்தோடு
aintōṭu
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sociative 2 ஐந்துடன்
aintuṭaṉ
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instrumental ஐந்தால்
aintāl
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ablative ஐந்திலிருந்து
aintiliruntu
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See also

References

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஐந்து”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press