காணி

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Tamil

Tamil numbers (edit)
௮௰
80
8
    Cardinal: எண்பது (eṇpatu), எம்பது (empatu)
    Ordinal: எண்பதாவது (eṇpatāvatu), எண்பதாம் (eṇpatām), எம்பதாவது (empatāvatu), எம்பதாம் (empatām)
    Fractional: காணி (kāṇi)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Cognate with Telugu కాణి (kāṇi), Kannada ಕಾಣಿ (kāṇi) and Malayalam കാണി (kāṇi).

Noun

காணி • (kāṇi)

  1. the fraction ¹⁄₈₀
  2. a land measure of 100 kulis (~1.32 acres)
  3. land, estate, property, possession

Etymology 2

From காண் (kāṇ, “to see”) +‎ -இ (-i, causative suffix).

Alternative forms

Verb

காணி • (kāṇi) (dialectal)

  1. to show
    Synonym: காட்டு (kāṭṭu)
Conjugation
Conjugation of காணி (kāṇi)

References

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