தொண்ணூறு

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Tamil

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Tamil numbers (edit)
900
[a], [b] ←  80 ௯௰
90
100  → [a], [b]
9[a], [b]
    Cardinal: தொண்ணூறு (toṇṇūṟu)
    Ordinal: தொண்ணூறாவது (toṇṇūṟāvatu), தொண்ணூறாம் (toṇṇūṟām)

Etymology

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From தொள்- (toḷ-, nine, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *toṇ (nine)) +‎ நூறு (nūṟu, hundred), contraction of தொகைதள்நூறு (tokaitaḷnūṟu, ten less for hundred).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t̪ɔɳːuːrʊ/, [t̪ɔɳːuːrɯ]

Numeral

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தொண்ணூறு (toṇṇūṟu)

  1. ninety

References

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