கோடி
See also: கடை
Tamil
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From an earlier கோடு (kōṭu, “horn, tusk”), from Proto-Dravidian *kōḍ (“horn, tusk”), from Proto-Dravidian *kōṇ (“crookedness, angle”).
Noun
கோடி • (kōṭi)
- end, tip, point
- cape, headland, promontory
- nook, corner
- backside or backyard of a house
- edge (as of a veranda, bead (as in carpentry)
- rear of an army
- limit, bounds
- weir of a tank, outlet for surplus water
- slight hint
- argument or points raised in a debate
- cloth
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi). Cognate with Malayalam കോടി (kōṭi).
Noun
கோடி • (kōṭi)
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)
See also
- லக்ஷம் (lakṣam)
References
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கோடி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press
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