അമ്പട്ടൻ

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Malayalam

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बष्ठ (ambaṣṭha)? Cognate with Tamil அம்பட்டன் (ampaṭṭaṉ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɐmbɐʈʈɐn/
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Noun

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അമ്പട്ടൻ (ampaṭṭaṉ)

  1. barber
    Synonyms: ക്ഷുരകൻ (kṣurakaṉ), നാവിതൻ (nāvitaṉ)

References

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  • K. Godavarma (1946) Indo-Aryan Loan Words In Malayalam[1], Bamavarma & Bros, page 155