மு

See also: மு- and மூ

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mʊ/, [mɯ]
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Etymology 1

Letter

மு • (mu) (no case)

  1. the alphasyllabic combination of ம் (m) +‎ உ (u).

Etymology 2

Tamil numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  2 ௩
3 		4  → 
    Cardinal: மூன்று (mūṉṟu), மூணு (mūṇu)
    Ordinal: மூன்றாவது (mūṉṟāvatu), மூன்றாம் (mūṉṟām), மூணாவது (mūṇāvatu), மூணாம் (mūṇām)
    Adjectival: மூ (mū), மு (mu), திரி (tiri)


Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *muH (“three”). Cognate with Kannada ಮೂ (mū), Telugu ము (mu). Doublet of மூ (mū).

Alternative forms

Adjective

மு • (mu) (in combinations)

  1. three
    Synonyms: மூ (mū), மூன்று (mūṉṟu)

References

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