"எத்தனை" meaning in Tamil

See எத்தனை in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Determiner

IPA: /ɛt̪ːɐnɐɪ̯/ Audio: LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-எத்தனை.wav Forms: ettaṉai [romanization]
Etymology: From எ- (e-, interrogative base) + தனை (taṉai, “times, quantity, level”). Etymology templates: {{af|ta|எ-|தனை|pos1=interrogative base|t2=times, quantity, level}} எ- (e-, interrogative base) + தனை (taṉai, “times, quantity, level”) Head templates: {{head|ta|determiner}} எத்தனை • (ettaṉai)
  1. how many
    Sense id: en-எத்தனை-ta-det-P31JXGkX Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil determiners, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil interrogative determiners, Tamil interrogative pronouns, Tamil pronouns, Tamil terms prefixed with எ-, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 28 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 28 36 Disambiguation of Tamil determiners: 36 29 36 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 36 28 36 Disambiguation of Tamil interrogative determiners: 36 29 36 Disambiguation of Tamil interrogative pronouns: 38 25 38 Disambiguation of Tamil pronouns: 39 22 39 Disambiguation of Tamil terms prefixed with எ-: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 35 31 35
  2. how much, what measure, what degree Synonyms: எவ்வளவு
    Sense id: en-எத்தனை-ta-det-fndaWAnM Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil determiners, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil interrogative determiners, Tamil interrogative pronouns, Tamil pronouns, Tamil terms prefixed with எ-, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 28 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 28 36 Disambiguation of Tamil determiners: 36 29 36 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 36 28 36 Disambiguation of Tamil interrogative determiners: 36 29 36 Disambiguation of Tamil interrogative pronouns: 38 25 38 Disambiguation of Tamil pronouns: 39 22 39 Disambiguation of Tamil terms prefixed with எ-: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 35 31 35

Pronoun

IPA: /ɛt̪ːɐnɐɪ̯/ Audio: LL-Q5885 (tam)-Sriveenkat-எத்தனை.wav Forms: ettaṉai [romanization]
Etymology: From எ- (e-, interrogative base) + தனை (taṉai, “times, quantity, level”). Etymology templates: {{af|ta|எ-|தனை|pos1=interrogative base|t2=times, quantity, level}} எ- (e-, interrogative base) + தனை (taṉai, “times, quantity, level”) Head templates: {{ta-pronoun}} எத்தனை • (ettaṉai)
  1. (inanimate) how many Tags: inanimate Related terms: எத்தனையோ (ettaṉaiyō), எவ்வளவு (evvaḷavu), எவ்வளவோ (evvaḷavō)
    Sense id: en-எத்தனை-ta-pron-P31JXGkX Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil determiners, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil interrogative determiners, Tamil interrogative pronouns, Tamil pronouns, Tamil terms prefixed with எ-, Tamil terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 28 36 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 28 36 Disambiguation of Tamil determiners: 36 29 36 Disambiguation of Tamil entries with incorrect language header: 36 28 36 Disambiguation of Tamil interrogative determiners: 36 29 36 Disambiguation of Tamil interrogative pronouns: 38 25 38 Disambiguation of Tamil pronouns: 39 22 39 Disambiguation of Tamil terms prefixed with எ-: 33 34 33 Disambiguation of Tamil terms with redundant script codes: 35 31 35
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