തന്ത
Malayalam edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tan-tay (“father”) or Proto-Dravidian *tan-ṯi. Cognate with Kannada ತಂದೆ (tande), Tamil தந்தை (tantai), Telugu తండ్రి (taṇḍri).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
തന്ത • (tanta)
- (rude, offensive) father
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:അച്ഛൻ
References edit
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “തന്ത”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
- Warrier, M. I. (2008) “തന്ത”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books