തന്ത

Malayalam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tan-tay (“father”) or Proto-Dravidian *tan-ṯi. Compare Tamil தந்தை (tantai), Telugu తండ్రి (taṇḍri), Kannada ತಂದೆ (tande), Kui (India) [script needed] (tanji), Duruwa तेंद (tend).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪ɐn̪d̪ɐ/

Noun

തന്ത • (tanta)

father
Synonyms: അപ്പൻ (appaṉ), അച്ഛൻ (acchaṉ)

References

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

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