நால்

Tamil

Tamil cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : நால் (nāl)
    Ordinal : நான்காவது (nāṉkāvatu)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nāl (four). Cognate with Malayalam നാല് (nālŭ), Kannada ನಾಲ್ಕು (nālku), Kodava ನಾಲು (nālu), Tulu ನಾಲ್ (nālŭ), Telugu నాలుగు (nālugu), Kurukh नाख़ (nāx).

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /n̪aːl/
  • (Spoken) IPA(key): [n̪ɑːlɯ]

Numeral

நால் • (nāl)

  1. four

Synonyms

References

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