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മന

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Malayalam

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Etymology

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From Proto-Dravidian *manay. Cognate with Kodava ಮನೆ (mane), Kannada ಮನೆ (mane), Tamil மனை (maṉai).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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മന (mana)

  1. A house, particularly the house of a Brahmin
    Synonym: ഇല്ലം (illaṁ)
  2. A Brahmin's wife.

References

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