മന

Malayalam

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *manay. Cognate with Kodava ಮನೆ (mane), Kannada ಮನೆ (mane), Tamil மனை (maṉai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɐnɐ/

Noun

മന • (mana)

1. A house, particularly the house of a Brahmin

   Synonym: ഇല്ലം (illaṁ)

2. A Brahmin's wife.

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “മന”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.