ஒன்று

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Tamil

Tamil numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: ஒன்று (oṉṟu), ஒன்னு (oṉṉu)
    Ordinal: ஒன்றாவது (oṉṟāvatu), ஒன்றாம் (oṉṟām), முதலாவது (mutalāvatu), முதலாம் (mutalām)
    Adjectival: ஒரு (oru), முதல் (mutal), ஏக (ēka)
    Multiplier: ஒற்ற (oṟṟa), ஒத்த (otta)
    Fractional: முழு (muḻu), மொத்தம் (mottam), எல்லாம் (ellām)

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *on-ṯu (one). Cognate with Malayalam ഒന്ന് (onnŭ), Kannada ಒಂದು (ondu) and Telugu ఒండు (oṇḍu), Tulu ಒಂಜಿ (oñji).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔnrʊ/,
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Numeral

ஒன்று (oṉṟu)

  1. one

Declension

u-stem declension of ஒன்று (oṉṟu) (singular only)
Singular Plural
Nominative ஒன்று
oṉṟu
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Vocative ஒன்றே
oṉṟē
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Accusative ஒன்றை
oṉṟai
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Dative ஒன்றுக்கு
oṉṟukku
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Genitive ஒன்றுடைய
oṉṟuṭaiya
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Singular Plural
Nominative ஒன்று
oṉṟu
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Vocative ஒன்றே
oṉṟē
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Accusative ஒன்றை
oṉṟai
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Dative ஒன்றுக்கு
oṉṟukku
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Benefactive ஒன்றுக்காக
oṉṟukkāka
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Genitive 1 ஒன்றுடைய
oṉṟuṭaiya
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Genitive 2 ஒன்றின்
oṉṟiṉ
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Locative 1 ஒன்றில்
oṉṟil
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Locative 2 ஒன்றிடம்
oṉṟiṭam
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Sociative 1 ஒன்றோடு
oṉṟōṭu
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Sociative 2 ஒன்றுடன்
oṉṟuṭaṉ
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Instrumental ஒன்றால்
oṉṟāl
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Ablative ஒன்றிலிருந்து
oṉṟiliruntu
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Synonyms

Derived terms

Article

ஒன்று (oṉṟu)

  1. an, a
    Synonym: ஒரு (oru)

Usage notes

As an article, used after a noun, and inflected in the oblique cases (the noun it is referring to does not undergo declension).

References

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