അണ്ണൻ
annan aṇṇaṉ /ɐɳɳɐn/
Definition
Meaning and examples
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elder brother
അണ്ണൻ ചെന്നൈയിൽ ജോലി ചെയ്യുന്നു. aṇṇan cennaiyil jōli ceyyunnu. “My elder brother works in Chennai.”
Forms
| the word | അണ്ണൻ |
|---|---|
| of / belonging to | അണ്ണന്റെ |
| to / for | അണ്ണന് |
| as the object | അണ്ണനെ |
| in / at | അണ്ണനിൽ |
| with | അണ്ണനോടു |
| by / using | അണ്ണനാൽ |
| more than one | അണ്ണൻമാർ |
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aṇṇa. Cognate with Tamil அண்ணா (aṇṇā), அண்ணன் (aṇṇaṉ), Kannada ಅಣ್ಣ (aṇṇa), Sholaga ಅಣ್ಣ (aṇṇa), Tulu ಅಣ್ಣೆ (aṇṇe), ಅನ್ನೆ (anne), Telugu అన్న (anna).