Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/ir-

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

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Cardinal: ir- Adjectival: iru

Alternative forms

*īr, *irV[1]

Numeral

*ir-

two

Derived terms

*ir-aṇ-ṭu
- Kannada: ಎರಡು (eraḍu)
- Malayalam: രണ്ട് (raṇṭŭ)
- Tamil: இரண்டு (iraṇṭu)
  - Spoken Tamil: ரெண்டு (reṇṭu)
- Telugu: రెండు (reṇḍu)
- Tulu: ಎರಡ್ (eraḍ), ಇರಡ್ (iraḍ)
- Kodava: ದಂಡು (daṇḍu)
- Gondi: रोंडु (rōṇḍu), रंड (raṇḍ)

*ir-u
- Malayalam: ഇരു (iru)
- Tamil: இரு (iru, “twice, double”)
- Telugu: ఇరు (iru)

Unsorted forms

Malayalam: ഇരട്ടി (iraṭṭi), ഇരട്ട (iraṭṭa)
Tamil: இரட்டை (iraṭṭai, “pair, twin”)
Kolami: [script needed] (irāṭ)
Kurukh: [script needed] (irāṭ)
Brahui: اِرَٹ‎ (iraṭ), اِرا‎ (irā)

References

Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press.

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[1] Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003). The Dravidian Languages. Cambridge University Press.