Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/toṇ

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This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Proto-Dravidian numbers (edit)
 ←  8 9 10  → 
    Cardinal: *toḷ, *toṇ
    Adjectival: *toḷ, *toṇ

Numeral

*toṇ

  1. nine, 9/10

Derived terms

  • *toṇ-nūṯ-u (with *nūṯ (one hundred))

See also

References

  • Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  • S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) Tribal Languages of Kerala, Language in India