நூறு

Tamil
Tamil numbers (edit)
1,000[a], [b]
[a], [b] ←  10  ←  90 ௱
100		 101  → [a], [b] 200  → [a], [b]
10[a], [b]
    Cardinal: நூறு (nūṟu), சதம் (catam)
    Ordinal: நூறாவது (nūṟāvatu), நூறாம் (nūṟām)
    Adjectival: நூற்று (nūṟṟu), சத (cata)

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *nūṯ (“hundred”). Cognate with Malayalam നൂറു (nūṟu), Kannada ನೂರು (nūru), Telugu నూరు (nūru).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /n̪uːru/, [n̪uːrɯ]
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Numeral

நூறு • (nūṟu)

  1. hundred

Synonyms
  • நூற்றுவர் (nūṟṟuvar)

References
  • University of Madras (1924–1936), “நூறு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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