அண்ணா

Tamil

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aɳːaː/, [ɐɳːaː]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Dravidian *aṇṇa (elder brother). Cognate with Telugu అన్న (anna), Kannada ಅಣ್ಣ (aṇṇa), Sholaga ಅಣ್ಣ, Tulu ಅಣ್ಣೆ (aṇṇe), or ಅನ್ನೆ (anne), Malayalam അണ്ണ (aṇṇa), or അണ്ണൻ (aṇṇaṉ).

Alternative forms

Noun

அண்ணா (aṇṇā)

  1. elder brother
See also
  • அண்ணாசி (aṇṇāci)

Etymology 2

Cognate to Kannada ಅಣ್ಣೆ (aṇṇe).

Verb

அண்ணா (aṇṇā)

  1. to look upwards
  2. to gape
Conjugation
References
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