அண்ணன்
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Tamil
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- அண்ணா (aṇṇā)
Etymology
[edit]அண்ண (aṇṇa) + -ன் (-ṉ). From Proto-Dravidian *aṇṇa (“elder brother”). Cognate with Telugu అన్న (anna), Kannada ಅಣ್ಣ (aṇṇa), Sholaga ಅಣ್ಣ (aṇṇa), Tulu ಅಣ್ಣೆ (aṇṇe), or ಅನ್ನೆ (anne), Malayalam അണ്ണ (aṇṇa), or അണ്ണൻ (aṇṇaṉ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]அண்ணன் • (aṇṇaṉ)
- elder brother
- Synonym: தமையன் (tamaiyaṉ)
Dialectal variants
[edit]See also
[edit]- அண்ணி (aṇṇi)
References
[edit]- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “அண்ணன்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press