அண்ணன்
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