கோடி

See also: கடை

Tamil

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koːɖɪ/, [koːɖi]

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Etymology 1

From an earlier கோடு (kōṭu, “horn, tusk”), from Proto-Dravidian *kōḍ (“horn, tusk”), from Proto-Dravidian *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

Etymology 3

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

Noun

கோடி • (kōṭi)

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

See also

• லக்ஷம் (lakṣam)

References

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