അളിയൻ
aliyan aḷiyaṉ /ɐɭijɐn/
Meaning in English
a term of address for a close male friend.
noun · നാമം
Definition
Meaning and examples
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brother-in-law; specifically wife's brother or sister's husband.
അളിയാ, ഒരു ചായ കുടിക്കാം. aḷiyā, oru cāya kuṭikkām. “Buddy, let's have a tea.”
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colloquial a term of address for a close male friend.
Forms
| the word | അളിയൻ |
|---|---|
| of / belonging to | അളിയന്റെ |
| to / for | അളിയന് |
| as the object | അളിയനെ |
| in / at | അളിയനിൽ |
| with | അളിയനോടു |
| by / using | അളിയനാൽ |
| more than one | അളിയൻമാർ |
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *cāḷ-iy-anṯu (“nephew, son-in-law”). Cognate with Kannada ಅಳಿಯ (aḷiya), Tulu ಅಳಿಯ (aḷiya), Telugu అల్లుడ (alluḍa).