அண்ணா

Tamil

Alternative forms

• அண்ணன் (aṇṇaṉ)

Etymology

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): /ɐɳːaː/

Noun

அண்ணா • (aṇṇā)

1. elder brother

See also

• அண்ணாசி (aṇṇāci)

References

• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “aṇṇaṉ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 131.