மூணு

Irula

Alternative forms

• மூன்று (mūṉṟu), மூணெ (mūṇe), மூந்நு (mūnnu)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *mūnṯu. Cognate with Malayalam മൂന്ന് (mūnnŭ).

Numeral

மூணு (mūṇu) (Nakkuppathy)

1. three

References

• Varghese, Bijumon (2015) “மூணு”, in The Tribes of Palakkad, Kerala, A Sociolinguistic Profile‎^[1], SIL International

Malasar

Alternative forms

• மூந்நு

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *mūnṯu. Cognate with Malayalam മൂന്ന് (mūnnŭ).

Numeral

மூணு

1. three

References

• Varghese, Bijumon (2015) “மூணு”, in The Tribes of Palakkad, Kerala, A Sociolinguistic Profile‎^[2], SIL International

Tamil

Etymology

From மூன்று (mūṉṟu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːɳʊ/, [muːɳɯ]

Numeral

மூணு • (mūṇu)

1. (colloquial) three