மூன்று

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Irula

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *mūnṯu (three). Cognate with Kannada ಮೂರು (mūru) and Tamil மூன்று (mūṉṟu).

Pronunciation

  • (Kunjapanai) IPA(key): /mʉːndʉ/

Numeral

மூன்று (mūṉṟu) (Kunjapana dialect)

  1. three
    மூன்று நாளு அதிலி இருந்து,
    mü:ṉḏü na:ḷü adili iründü,
    Having stayed there three days,

References

  • Gerard F. Diffloth (1968) The Irula Language, a close relative to Tamil, University of California, Los Angeles, page 25
  • Varghese, Bijumon (2015) The Tribes of Palakkad, Kerala, A Sociolinguistic Profile, SIL International


Tamil

Tamil numbers (edit)
30
[a], [b] ←  2
3
4  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: மூன்று (mūṉṟu), மூணு (mūṇu)
    Ordinal: மூன்றாவது (mūṉṟāvatu), மூன்றாம் (mūṉṟām), மூணாவது (mūṇāvatu), மூணாம் (mūṇām)
    Adjectival: மூ (), மு (mu), திரி (tiri)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *mūnṯu (three). Cognate with Kannada ಮೂರು (mūru), Malayalam മൂന്നു (mūnnu), Tulu ಮೂಜಿ (mūji), Telugu మూఁడు (mūn̆ḍu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muːnrʊ/,
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Numeral

மூன்று (mūṉṟu)

  1. three

Synonyms

  • மூ () (before vowels)
  • மு (mu) (before consonants)

References