Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/toḷ
Proto-Dravidian
edit← 8 | 9 | 10 → |
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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