ദശ

Malayalam

Alternative forms

• ദശം (daśaṁ)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d̪ɐʃɐ/

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Etymology 1

Malayalam numbers ^(edit)

[a], [b] ←  1	←  9	10
		1[a], [b]
Cardinal: പത്ത് (pattŭ), ദശം (daśaṁ)     Ordinal: പത്താം (pattāṁ)     Sanskritic ordinal: ദശമ (daśama)     Multiplier: ദശ (daśa)     Fractional: രണ്ടുമാ (raṇṭumā)

Borrowed from Sanskrit दश (daśa).

Adjective

ദശ • (daśa)

1. (literary) ten

Etymology 2

Noun

ദശ • (daśa)

1. flesh
2. (astrology) the position of stars
3. wick; loose warp-threads, fringes
4. stage of life; age

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ദശ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/57418/