அண்ணன்

Tamil

Alternative forms

• அண்ணா (aṇṇā)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐɳːɐn/

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Noun

அண்ணன் • (aṇṇaṉ)

1. elder brother

   Synonym: தமையன் (tamaiyaṉ)

Dialectal variants

• அண்ணாத்தை (aṇṇāttai)
• அண்ணாச்சி (aṇṇācci)

See also

• அண்ணி (aṇṇi)

References

• Krishnamurti, Bhadriraju (2003) The Dravidian Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN.
• University of Madras (1924–1936) “அண்ணன்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press