ஏழு

Tamil

Tamil numbers ^(edit)

	70[a], [b]
←  6	௭ 7	8  →
Cardinal: ஏழு (ēḻu)     Ordinal: ஏழாவது (ēḻāvatu), ஏழாம் (ēḻām)     Adjectival: ஏழ் (ēḻ)

Alternative forms

• ஏளு (ēḷu), யேளு (yēḷu) — colloquial

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *ēẓ. Cognate with Malayalam ഏഴു (ēḻu), Kannada ಏಳು (ēḷu), Telugu ఏడు (ēḍu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eːɻʊ/, [eːɻɯ]
• (Dialectal) IPA^(key): [jeːɭɯ]

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Numeral

ஏழு • (ēḻu)

1. seven

Derived terms

• எழுவர் (eḻuvar, “seven people”)

References

• Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “ஏழு”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]