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Tamil
Tamil numbers (edit)
| , , ← 10,000
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, ← 1,000,000 (106)
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௰௲௲
10,000,000 (107)
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100,000,000 (108) → ,
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10,000,000,000 (1010) →
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| Cardinal: கோடி (kōṭi)
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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From an earlier கோடு (kōṭu, “horn, tusk”), from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu (“horn, tusk”), from *kōṇ (“crookedness, angle”).
Noun
கோடி • (kōṭi)
- end, tip, point
- cape, headland, promontory
- nook, corner
- backside or backyard of a house
- edge (as of a veranda, bead (as in carpentry)
- rear of an army
- limit, bounds
- weir of a tank, outlet for surplus water
- slight hint
- argument or points raised in a debate
- cloth
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi). Cognate with Malayalam കോടി (kōṭi).
Noun
கோடி • (kōṭi)
- crore: 10,000,000 = ten million
Adjective
கோடி • (kōṭi) (Kanyakumari dialect)
- very
- (Kanyakumari dialect)
மீன் கொழம்பு கோடி ருசியாயிருக்கு.- mīṉ koḻampu kōṭi ruciyāyirukku.
- Fish curry is very delicious.
- Synonym: ரொம்ப (rompa)
Etymology 3
From கோணு (kōṇu, “to be bent, curved, be crooked, deviate, be perverse”), from Proto-Dravidian *kōṇ (“crookedness, angle”). Related to கோடு (kōṭu).
Noun
கோடி • (kōṭi)
- bend, curve
- garland worn on the head
See also
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கோடி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press