അഞ്ച്

Malayalam

Malayalam numbers ^(edit)

	50[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  4	5	6  →
Cardinal: അഞ്ച് (añcŭ)     Ordinal: അഞ്ചാം (añcāṁ)     Sanskritic ordinal: പഞ്ചമ (pañcama)     Adjectival: ഐ- (ai-)     Multiplier: പഞ്ച (pañca)     Fractional: നാലുമാ (nālumā)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐɲd͡ʒə̆/, [ɐn̠ʲd͡ʒə̆]

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *caymtu. Cognate with Kannada ಐದು (aidu), Tamil ஐந்து (aintu), Telugu ఐదు (aidu).

Numeral

അഞ്ച് • (añcŭ)

1. five (numeral: ൫).

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *añc- (“to fear”).

Verb

അഞ്ച് • (añcŭ)

1. imperative of അഞ്ചുക (añcuka)