കാൽ

Malayalam
Malayalam numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: നാല് (nālŭ), നാങ്ക് (nāṅkŭ)
    Ordinal: നാലാം (nālāṁ)
    Sanskritic ordinal: ചതുർത്ഥം (catuṟtthaṁ)
    Multiplier: ചതുര (catura)
    Fractional: കാൽ (kāl)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kāl. Cognate with Kannada ಕಾಲು (kālu), Tamil கால் (kāl), Tulu ಕಾರ್ (kārŭ), Telugu కాలు (kālu).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kaːl/

Noun

കാൽ • (kāl)

  1. leg, a lower limb of humans
  2. a leg (supportive and locomotive appendages) of animals and insects
  3. a supporting leg of furniture and other inanimate objects
  4. one fourth, ¼, one quarter
    Synonym: ൳ (archaic)

Derived terms
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