பத்து

Tamil

Tamil numbers (edit)
100[a], [b]
[a], [b]   1 [a], [b]   9
10
11   [a], [b] 20   [a], [b]
1[a], [b]
    Cardinal: பத்து (pattu), தசம் (tacam)
    Ordinal: பத்தாவது (pattāvatu), பத்தாம் (pattām)
    Adjectival: பன் (paṉ), பதி (pati), தச (taca)
    Fractional: இருமா (irumā)

Etymology

From Middle Tamil பஃது (paḥtu), from Old Tamil 𑀧𑀂𑀢𑀼 (paḥtu), ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *paHtu (ten). Cognate with Malayalam പത്ത് (pattŭ), Kannada ಹತ್ತು (hattu), Telugu పది (padi), Tulu ಪತ್ತ್ (pattŭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɐt̪ːʊ/, [pɐt̪ːɯ]
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Numeral

பத்து • (pattu)

  1. ten

References

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