അയ്യൻ

Malayalam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ayya.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐjjɐn/

Noun

അയ്യൻ • (ayyaṉ)

1. father, lord

Derived terms

• അയ്യപ്പന് (ayyappaṉ)
• അയ്യൻവഴി (ayyaṉvaḻi)

 

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “അയ്യൻ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.