ഐ-

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Malayalam

Malayalam numbers (edit)
5 6  → 
    Cardinal: അഞ്ച് (añcŭ)
    Ordinal: അഞ്ചാം (añcāṁ)
    Sanskritic ordinal: പഞ്ചമ (pañcama)
    Adjectival: ഐ- (ai-)
    Multiplier: പഞ്ച (pañca)
    Fractional: നാലുമാ (nālumā)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *cay.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ഐ- (ai-)

  1. five (only used in compounds)
    അയ്യെട്ട് നാൽപ്പത്
    ayyeṭṭŭ nālppatŭ
    5 times 8 is 40