ரெண்டு

Irula

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ir-aṇ-ṭu (two). Cognate with Tamil இரண்டு (iraṇṭu), Malayalam രണ്ട് (raṇṭŭ), Kannada ಎರಡು (eraḍu), Telugu రెండు (reṇḍu), Tulu ಎರಡ್ (eraḍŭ).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /reɳɖʉ/

Numeral

ரெண்டு (reṇṭu)

  1. two
    ரெண்டு வேண்டெமு எடுத்து, ஒரு பிலிய​ ஒரெக்கியெ கொண்டு போயி...
    a: reṇḍü vë:ṇḍemü ëḍüttü, örü biliya örekkye koṇḍü po:yi,
    Having taken two animals, and having brought a big stone,

References

  • Gerard F. Diffloth (1968) The Irula Language, a close relative to Tamil, University of California, Los Angeles, page 24
  • Varghese, Bijumon (2015) “ரெண்டு”, in The Tribes of Palakkad, Kerala, A Sociolinguistic Profile, SIL International

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾɛɳɖʊ/, [ɾɛɳɖɯ]

Numeral

ரெண்டு • (reṇṭu)

  1. (colloquial) Alternative form of இரண்டு (iraṇṭu)
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