అన్న
Telugu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Dravidian *aṇṇa (“elder brother”). Cognate with Tamil அண்ணா (aṇṇā), or அண்ணன் (aṇṇaṉ), Kannada ಅಣ್ಣ (aṇṇa), Sholaga ಅಣ್ಣ (aṇṇa), Tulu ಅಣ್ಣೆ (aṇṇe), or ಅನ್ನೆ (anne), Malayalam അണ്ണ (aṇṇa), or അണ്ണൻ (aṇṇaṉ).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
అన్న • (anna) m (plural అన్నలు)
Antonyms edit
- తమ్ముడు (tammuḍu)
References edit
- Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.