என்று
Appearance
Tamil
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
[edit]என்று • (eṉṟu)
- adverbial participle of என் (eṉ, “to say”)
Etymology 2
[edit]From the above. Cognate with Kannada ಎಂದು (endu) and Malayalam എന്ന് (ennŭ).
Alternative forms
[edit]- ன்னு (ṉṉu), -னு (-ṉu), ண்ணு (ṇṇu), -ணு (-ṇu) — Spoken Tamil
- என்னு (eṉṉu) (dialectal), எண்டு (eṇṭu) (Sri Lanka)
Conjunction
[edit]என்று • (eṉṟu)
- that, as — relative particle and quotative marker, used after a verb or noun; connects the verb with the speaker's thoughts or indicates an action or cause.
- Synonym: என (eṉa)
- வருவேன் என்று கூறினான்.
- varuvēṉ eṉṟu kūṟiṉāṉ.
- He said that he will come.
- as, called
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yĀnṯu (the Tamil root is எ- (e-)). Cognate with Kannada ಎಂದು (endu) and Malayalam എന്ന് (ennŭ).
Adverb
[edit]என்று • (eṉṟu) (Formal Tamil)
- (interrogative) which day; when
- Synonym: எற்றை (eṟṟai)
- on which day, when, what time
- Synonym: எற்றை (eṟṟai)
Usage notes
[edit]- Not used in colloquial speech, superseded by என்றைக்கு (eṉṟaikku).
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | என்று eṉṟu |
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| vocative | என்றே eṉṟē |
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| accusative | என்றை eṉṟai |
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| dative | என்றைக்கு eṉṟaikku |
- |
| benefactive | என்றைக்காக eṉṟaikkāka |
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| genitive 1 | என்றைய eṉṟaiya |
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| genitive 2 | என்றின் eṉṟiṉ |
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| locative 1 | என்றில் eṉṟil |
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| locative 2 | என்றிடம் eṉṟiṭam |
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| sociative 1 | என்றோடு eṉṟōṭu |
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| sociative 2 | என்றுடன் eṉṟuṭaṉ |
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| instrumental | என்றால் eṉṟāl |
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| ablative | என்றிலிருந்து eṉṟiliruntu |
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Coordinate terms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 4
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *enṯ-, from the root எல் (el). Cognate with Telugu ఎండ (eṇḍa).
Noun
[edit]என்று • (eṉṟu)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | என்று eṉṟu |
- |
| vocative | என்றே eṉṟē |
- |
| accusative | என்றை eṉṟai |
- |
| dative | என்றுக்கு eṉṟukku |
- |
| benefactive | என்றுக்காக eṉṟukkāka |
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| genitive 1 | என்றுடைய eṉṟuṭaiya |
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| genitive 2 | என்றின் eṉṟiṉ |
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| locative 1 | என்றில் eṉṟil |
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| locative 2 | என்றிடம் eṉṟiṭam |
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| sociative 1 | என்றோடு eṉṟōṭu |
- |
| sociative 2 | என்றுடன் eṉṟuṭaṉ |
- |
| instrumental | என்றால் eṉṟāl |
- |
| ablative | என்றிலிருந்து eṉṟiliruntu |
- |
Derived terms
[edit]- என்றவன் (eṉṟavaṉ)
References
[edit]- David W. McAlpin (1981), “என்று”, in A Core Vocabulary for Tamil, Philadelphia: Dept. of South Asia Regional Studies, University of Pennsylvania, page 17
- S. Ramakrishnan (1992), “என்று”, in தற்காலத் தமிழ் அகராதி [Dictionary of Contemporary Tamil] (in Tamil), Madras: Cre-A Publishers, page 180
- “என்று”, in அகராதி: தமிழ் → ஆங்கில அகரமுதலி [Agarathi: Tamil → English Dictionary], 2023
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