Malayalam Dictionary മലയാളം നിഘണ്ടു

തങ്ങൾ

tangngal taṅṅaḷ /t̪ɐŋŋɐɭ/

Meaning in English

Sayyid

noun · നാമം

Definition

Meaning and examples

  1. an honorific title used among Malabar Muslims for descendants of the Prophet Muhammad

  2. Sayyid

  3. an honorific title held by certain Namboothiri Brahmins in North Malabar.

  4. a Namboodiri member of a traditional Sanghakali performance troupe.

Etymology

Compound of തൻ (taṉ) + -കൾ (-kaḷ).

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