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௧௨௩௪௫௬௭௮௯ – Tamil Numbers !!!
A number plate on a vehicle I came across in Thanjavur read:
த நா – ௪ ௯
அ அ – ௭ ௫ ௨ ௬
This inspired me to write a post on Tamil numbers.
Most of us believe and use the Hindu-Arabic numerals (0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9) in Tamil too … We also know that Hindi has its own representation (Devanagiri). How many of us know that Tamil has its own unique representation for these numbers?
Here is the list:
Originally, Tamil did not have zero. Tamil also has numerals for 10, 100 and 1000.
௰ = 10
௱ = 100
௲ = 1000
Thus, the above number plate can be read as:
TN – 49
AA – 7526
If positional digits (10, 100, 1000) are used in represent numbers, this is how it is done:
2785 - ௨ ௲ ௭ ௱ ௮ ௰ ௫
இரண்டு – ஆயிரத்து – எழு – நூற்று – எண் – பத்து – ஐந்து
Interesting, is it not ?? But still, தமிழ் குடிமக்களே, please use English and Arabic numerals on your number plates !!!
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about 1 year ago
interesting articles in tamil…nalla kariyam seikireerkal
about 1 year ago
aren´t the numerals closely similar to the letters!
about 1 year ago
the script is the same rite ?? resemblances will be there !
about 2 months ago
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