Malayalam edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aṇṇa. Cognate with Tamil அண்ணா (aṇṇā), அண்ணன் (aṇṇaṉ), Kannada ಅಣ್ಣ (aṇṇa), Sholaga ಅಣ್ಣ (aṇṇa), Tulu ಅಣ್ಣೆ (aṇṇe), ಅನ್ನೆ (anne), Telugu అన్న (anna).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɐɳɳɐn/
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Noun edit

അണ്ണൻ (aṇṇaṉ)

  1. (dialectal, dated) elder brother
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:സഹോദരൻ