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Reconstruction:Proto-Dravidian/cay

This Proto-Dravidian entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Dravidian

Proto-Dravidian numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: *cay
    Adjectival: *cay

Numeral

*cay

  1. five

Descendants

  • Malayalam: ഐ- (ai-)
  • Tamil: ஐ- (ai-)

Derived terms

Unsorted forms
  • Gondi: సైయుఙ్ (saiyuṅ), సీయుఙ్ (sīyuṅ), సీయుఙ్ (sīyuṅ), హయుఙ్ (hayuṅ), హైఙ్ (haiṅ), ఐఙ్ (aiṅ), సెయ్యుర్ (seyyur), సీవిర్ (sīvir), సెయుర్ (seyur), హయ్వుర్ (hayvur), హయుర్ (hayur), అయ్వుర్ (ayvur), ఎయ్వుర్ (eyvur)
  • Kui (India): ସିଂଗି (siṅgi), ସିଂଗ୍ (siṅg), ସେ୕ଂଗି (sēṅgi)

See also

  • Appendix:Cognate sets for Dravidian languages

References

  • Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “aintu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  • S. Nair, Ravi Shankar (2013) “cay”, in Tribal Languages of Kerala, Language in India
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