எட்டு

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Tamil

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛʈːʊ/, [ɛʈːɯ]
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Etymology 1

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Tamil numbers (edit)
80[a], [b]
 ←  7
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

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எட்டு (eṭṭu)

  1. eight
Synonyms
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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எட்டு (eṭṭu)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to extend, reach, stretch
Conjugation
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References

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