Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/toṇ

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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/toṇ

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

• *toḷ

Numeral

Proto-Dravidian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : *toṇ

*toṇ

1. nine[1]

Derived terms

• *toṇ-nūṯ (with *nūṯ (“one hundred”))
  • Tamil: தொண்ணூறு (toṇṇūṟu, “ninety”)
  • Malayalam: തൊണ്ണൂറ് (toṇṇūṟŭ)

• *toṇ-paH-tu
  • Kannada: ತೊಂಭತ್ತು (tombhattu), ತೊಂಬತ್ತು (tombattu)
  • Telugu: తొంబది (tombadi)
  • Kodava: ತೊಬದು

References

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