Template:Numeral systems Malayalam numerals are the numeral system of the Malayalam script, primarily used in Kerala. It is one of several Indian numeral systems. This system is archaic and nowadays the Hindu–Arabic numeral system is used commonly.[1] However, it is still found in many documents of cultural or historical importance.
Base numbers
Below is a list of Malayalam numerals with their Hindu–Arabic equivalents as well as their respective Malayalam translations and transliterations.[1]
Originally, a number like "11" would have been written as "൰൧" and not "൧൧" to match the Malayalam word for 11 and "10,00,000" as "൰൱൲" similar to the Tamil numeral system. Later on this system got reformed to be more similar to the Hindu–Arabic numerals so 10,00,000 in the reformed numerals it would be Template:Lang.[2][3]
Old system
| 11 | 20 | 21 | 30 | 110 | 10,099 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ൰൧ | ൨൰ | ൨൰൧ | ൩൰ | ൱൰ | ൰൲൯൰൯ |
Suppose the number is "2013". It is read in Malayalam as "രണ്ടായിരത്തി പതിമൂന്ന്" (raṇḍāyiratti padimūnnŭ). It is split into:
- രണ്ട് (raṇḍŭ) : 2 - ൨
- ആയിരം (āyiram) : 1000 - ൲
- പത്ത് (pattŭ) : 10 - ൰
- മൂന്ന് (mūnnŭ) : 3 - ൩
Combine them together to get the Malayalam number ൨൲൰൩.[3][2][1]
Fractions
In Malayalam, you can transcribe any fraction by affixing (Template:Transliteration) after the denominator followed by the numerator, so a fraction like Template:Frac would be read as Template:Lang (Template:Transliteration) 'out of ten, seven' but fractions like Template:Frac Template:Frac and Template:Frac have distinct names (Template:Transliteration, Template:Transliteration, Template:Transliteration) and Template:Frac (Template:Transliteration) 'half quarter'.[1]Template:Fix
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 മലയാള അക്കങ്ങൾ, Alex, Shiju. ഗ്രന്ഥപ്പുര(2013-08-22). Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Numbers in Malayalam. omniglot.com. Retrieved 2022-03-01.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Numbers in Malayalam | Learn Malayalam numbers 1-100, 1000,... - Learn Entry. Retrieved 2022-03-01.