ആൻ

Malayalam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ā (“cow”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aːn/

Noun

ആൻ • (āṉ)

1. cow; An adult female of the species Bos taurus, commercially kept for their milk.

   Synonyms: പൈ (pai), പശു (paśu)

2. bull

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
• Kailash Nath (2019) “ആൻ”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary