ஏழு

Tamil

Tamil numbers (edit)
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).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eːɻɯ/
  • (dialectal) IPA(key): [jeːɭɯ]
  • Audio:(file)

Numeral

ஏழு • (ēḻu)

  1. seven (numeral:௭)

Declension

u-stem declension of ஏழு (ēḻu) (singular only)
singular plural
nominative
ēḻu 		-
vocative ஏழே
ēḻē 		-
accusative ஏழை
ēḻai 		-
dative ஏழுக்கு
ēḻukku 		-
benefactive ஏழுக்காக
ēḻukkāka 		-
genitive 1 ஏழுடைய
ēḻuṭaiya 		-
genitive 2 ஏழின்
ēḻiṉ 		-
locative 1 ஏழில்
ēḻil 		-
locative 2 ஏழிடம்
ēḻiṭam 		-
sociative 1 ஏழோடு
ēḻōṭu 		-
sociative 2 ஏழுடன்
ēḻuṭaṉ 		-
instrumental ஏழால்
ēḻāl 		-
ablative ஏழிலிருந்து
ēḻiliruntu 		-

Derived terms

  • எழுவர் (eḻuvar, “seven people”)

References

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