கோடி

See also: கடை

Tamil
Tamil numbers (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)  → 
    Cardinal: கோடி (kōṭi)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koːɖɪ/, [koːɖi]
  • Audio(file)

Etymology 1

From an earlier கோடு (kōṭu, “horn, tusk”), from Proto-Dravidian *kōṭu (“horn, tusk”), from *kōṇ (“crookedness, angle”).

Noun

கோடி • (kōṭi)

  1. end, tip, point
  2. cape, headland, promontory
  3. nook, corner
  4. backside or backyard of a house
  5. edge (as of a veranda, bead (as in carpentry)
  6. rear of an army
  7. limit, bounds
  8. weir of a tank, outlet for surplus water
  9. slight hint
  10. argument or points raised in a debate
  11. cloth

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi). Cognate with Malayalam കോടി (kōṭi).

Noun

கோடி • (kōṭi)

  1. crore: 10,000,000 = ten million

Adjective

கோடி • (kōṭi) (Kanyakumari dialect)

  1. very
    (Kanyakumari dialect)
    மீன் கொழம்பு கோடி ருசியாயிருக்கு.
    mīṉ koḻampu kōṭi ruciyāyirukku.
    Fish curry is very delicious.
    Synonym: ரொம்ப (rompa)

Etymology 3

From கோணு (kōṇu, “to be bent, curved, be crooked, deviate, be perverse”), from Proto-Dravidian *kōṇ (“crookedness, angle”). Related to கோடு (kōṭu).

Noun

கோடி • (kōṭi)

  1. bend, curve
  2. garland worn on the head

See also

References
  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “கோடி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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