ஒருவன்
Tamil
Etymology
From ஒரு (oru, “one, single”) + -வன் (-vaṉ). See Proto-Dravidian *oru-wanṯu. Cognate with Telugu ఒరుడు (oruḍu) and Malayalam ഒരുവൻ (oruvaṉ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oɾuʋan/
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Pronoun
ஒருவன் • (oruvaṉ) m
- a (certain) man, one man (in opposition to some or many)
- நேற்று உங்களைத் தேடி ஒருவன் வந்திருந்தான்.
- nēṟṟu uṅkaḷait tēṭi oruvaṉ vantiruntāṉ.
- Someone had come looking for you yesterday.
Noun
ஒருவன் • (oruvaṉ) m
- a person of a male sex, man or demon
- Synonym: ஒருத்தன் (oruttaṉ)
- Incomparable one
- Synonym: ஒருத்தன் (oruttaṉ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
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| nominative | oruvaṉ |
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| vocative | ஒருவனே oruvaṉē |
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| accusative | ஒருவனை oruvaṉai |
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| dative | ஒருவனுக்கு oruvaṉukku |
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| benefactive | ஒருவனுக்காக oruvaṉukkāka |
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| genitive 1 | ஒருவனுடைய oruvaṉuṭaiya |
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| genitive 2 | ஒருவனின் oruvaṉiṉ |
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| locative 1 | ஒருவனில் oruvaṉil |
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| locative 2 | ஒருவனிடம் oruvaṉiṭam |
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| sociative 1 | ஒருவனோடு oruvaṉōṭu |
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| sociative 2 | ஒருவனுடன் oruvaṉuṭaṉ |
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| instrumental | ஒருவனால் oruvaṉāl |
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| ablative | ஒருவனிலிருந்து oruvaṉiliruntu |
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Coordinate terms
- ஒருவள் (oruvaḷ), ஒருவர் (oruvar)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “ஒருவன்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992) “ஒருவன்”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page [1]