Ordinal Numbers / Dates
Ordinal Numbers

Ordinal numbers are used to describe something's position relative to others. In other words, these are an object's rankings or placings.

ordinal numbers
To turn a number into an ordinal number, add the ending -MtJ.

The only exception is the ordinal number for 1, which is KjyhtJ. Here are the first 10 ordinal numbers:

ordinal numbers 1-10
KjyhtJ first
,uz;lhtJ second
%d;whtJ third
ehd;fhtJ fourth
Ie;jhtJ fifth
MwhtJ sixth
VohtJ seventh
vl;lhtJ eighth
xd;gjhtJ ninth
gj;jhtJ tenth
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dates

The only exception to using ordinal numbers, as they are, is when naming dates such as "February 29th" or "August 13th".

Naming a date
When naming a date, the suffix "-Mk;" is added to the number. The word "Njjp" follows the number.

The word Njjp means "date". Click learn about Thamil months and seasons. Some examples of dates (using English months):