எத்தனை

From எ- (e-, interrogative base) +‎ தனை (taṉai, “times, quantity, level”).

• IPA^(key): /et̪ːanai/

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எத்தனை • (ettaṉai)

1. how many
2. how much, what measure, what degree

   Synonym: எவ்வளவு (evvaḷavu)

• எவ்வளவு (evvaḷavu) is more preferred for uncountable nouns.

எத்தனை • (ettaṉai)

1. (inanimate) how many

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