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Tamil
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Cognate with Kannada ಎಂದು (endu) and Malayalam എന്ന് (ennŭ).
Participle
என்று • (eṉṟu)
- adverbial participle of என் (eṉ, “to say”)
Conjunction
என்று • (eṉṟu)
- that, as — relative particle and quotative marker, used after a verb or noun, connects the verb with the speaker's thoughts or indicates an action or cause.
- Synonym: என (eṉa)
வருவேன் என்று கூறினான்.- varuvēṉ eṉṟu kūṟiṉāṉ.
- He said that he will come.
- as, called
முரளி என்று யாரையும் எனக்குத் தெரியாது.- muraḷi eṉṟu yāraiyum eṉakkut teriyātu.
- I don't know anyone called Murali.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From the root எ- (e-), inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yĀnṯu.
Adverb
என்று • (eṉṟu) (Formal Tamil)
- on which day, when, what time
நீ என்று வந்தாயோ அன்றுதான் நானும் வந்தேன்.- nī eṉṟu vantāyō aṉṟutāṉ nāṉum vantēṉ.
- I came on the same day you came.
- (literally, “I came on the day as when (the day) you came”)
Usage notes
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From the root எல் (el), see Proto-Dravidian *enṯ-. Cognate with Telugu ఎండ (eṇḍa).
Noun
என்று • (eṉṟu) (archaic)
- (astronomy) the sun
Declension
References
- David W. McAlpin (1981) “என்று”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page 17
- Johann Philipp Fabricius (1972) “என்று”, in Tamil and English Dictionary, Tranquebar: Evangelical Lutheran Mission Pub. House
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992) “என்று”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page 180
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “என்று”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras : Diocesan Press