Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/toḷ
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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
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| Cardinal: *toḷ, *toṇ Adjectival: *toḷ, *toṇ | ||
Numeral
[edit]*toḷ
- nine, 9/10
Derived terms
[edit]- *toḷ-āyiram (āyiram is from Sanskrit सहस्र (sahasra), borrowed through a Prakrit)
- Tamil: தொள்ளாயிரம் (toḷḷāyiram, “nine hundred”)
- Malayalam: തൊള്ളായിരം (toḷḷāyiraṁ, “nine hundred”)
References
[edit]- 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[1], Language in India