ஏழு
Tamil
| 70[a], [b] | ||
| ← 6 | ௭ 7 |
8 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: ஏழு (ēḻu) Ordinal: ஏழாவது (ēḻāvatu), ஏழாம் (ēḻām) Adjectival: ஏழ் (ēḻ) | ||
Alternative forms
- ஏளு (ēḷu), யேளு (yēḷu) — colloquial
Etymology
From Proto-Dravidian *ēẓ. Cognate with Malayalam ഏഴു (ēḻu), Kannada ಏಳು (ēḷu), Telugu ఏడు (ēḍu).
Derived terms
- எழுவர் (eḻuvar, “seven people”)
References
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “ஏழு”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]
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