எட்டு

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Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛʈːʊ/,
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Etymology 1

Tamil numbers (edit)
80[a], [b]
 ←  7 ௮
8 		9  → [a], [b]
    Cardinal: எட்டு (eṭṭu)
    Ordinal: எட்டாவது (eṭṭāvatu), எட்டாம் (eṭṭām)
    Adjectival: எண் (eṇ), அட்ட (aṭṭa), அஷ்ட (aṣṭa)
    Fractional: அரைக்கால் (araikkāl)

From Proto-Dravidian *eṇṭṭu (“eight”). Cognate with Malayalam എട്ട് (eṭṭŭ), Kannada ಎಂಟು (eṇṭu), Telugu ఎన్మిది (enmidi).

Numeral

எட்டு • (eṭṭu)

  1. eight
Synonyms

Etymology 2

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Verb

எட்டு • (eṭṭu)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to extend, reach, stretch
Conjugation
Conjugation of எட்டு (eṭṭu)

References

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