நூறு

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Tamil

Tamil numbers (edit)
1,000[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  10  ←  90
100
101  → [a], [b] 200  → [a], [b]
10[a], [b]
    Cardinal: நூறு (nūṟu), சதம் (catam)
    Ordinal: நூறாவது (nūṟāvatu), நூறாம் (nūṟām)
    Adjectival: நூற்று (nūṟṟu), சத (cata)

Etymology

From Proto-South Dravidian *nūṯu (hundred). Cognate with Malayalam നൂറു (nūṟu), Kannada ನೂರು (nūru), Telugu నూరు (nūru).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪uːrʊ/,
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Numeral

நூறு (nūṟu)

  1. hundred
    Synonym: நூற்றுவர் (nūṟṟuvar)

Derived terms

References

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