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Irula
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ir-aṇ-ṭu (“two”). Cognate with Tamil இரண்டு (iraṇṭu), Malayalam രണ്ട് (raṇṭŭ), Kannada ಎರಡು (eraḍu), Telugu రెండు (reṇḍu), Tulu ಎರಡ್ (eraḍŭ).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /reɳɖʉ/
Numeral
ரெண்டு (reṇṭu)
- two
ஆ ரெண்டு வேண்டெமு எடுத்து, ஒரு பிலிய ஒரெக்கியெ கொண்டு போயி...- a: reṇḍü vë:ṇḍemü ëḍüttü, örü biliya örekkye koṇḍü po:yi,
- Having taken two animals, and having brought a big stone,
References
- Gerard F. Diffloth (1968) The Irula Language, a close relative to Tamil, University of California, Los Angeles, page 24
- Varghese, Bijumon (2015) The Tribes of Palakkad, Kerala, A Sociolinguistic Profile, SIL International
Tamil
Tamil numbers (edit)
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20[a], [b]
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2
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3 → [a], [b]
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Cardinal: இரண்டு (iraṇṭu), ரெண்டு (reṇṭu)
Ordinal: இரண்டாவது (iraṇṭāvatu), இரண்டாம் (iraṇṭām), ரெண்டாவது (reṇṭāvatu), ரெண்டாம் (reṇṭām)
Adjectival: இரு (iru), ஈர் (īr)
Multiplier: ரெட்ட (reṭṭa), இரட்டை (iraṭṭai)
Fractional: அரை (arai), பாதி (pāti)
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Pronunciation
Numeral
ரெண்டு • (reṇṭu)
- (colloquial) Alternative form of இரண்டு (iraṇṭu)