கோடி
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See also: கடை
Tamil
[edit][a], [b], [c] ← 10,000 | [a], [b] ← 1,000,000 (106) | ௰௲௲ 10,000,000 (107) |
100,000,000 (108) → [a], [b] | 10,000,000,000 (1010) → |
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Cardinal: கோடி (kōṭi) |
Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From an earlier கோடு (kōṭu, “horn, tusk”), from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu (“horn, tusk”), from *kōṇ (“crookedness, angle”).
Noun
[edit]கோடி • (kōṭi)
- end, tip, point
- cape, headland, promontory
- nook, corner
- backside or backyard of a house
- edge (as of a veranda, bead (as in carpentry)
- rear of an army
- limit, bounds
- weir of a tank, outlet for surplus water
- slight hint
- argument or points raised in a debate
- cloth
Etymology 2
[edit]From Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi). Cognate with Malayalam കോടി (kōṭi).
Noun
[edit]கோடி • (kōṭi)
Adjective
[edit]கோடி • (kōṭi) (Kanyakumari dialect)
- very
- (Kanyakumari dialect)மீன் கொழம்பு கோடி ருசியாயிருக்கு.
- mīṉ koḻampu kōṭi ruciyāyirukku.
- Fish curry is very delicious.
- Synonym: ரொம்ப (rompa)
- (Kanyakumari dialect)
Etymology 3
[edit]From கோணு (kōṇu, “to be bent, curved, be crooked, deviate, be perverse”), from Proto-Dravidian *kōṇ (“crookedness, angle”). Related to கோடு (kōṭu).
Noun
[edit]கோடி • (kōṭi)
See also
[edit]- லக்ஷம் (lakṣam)
References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கோடி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press