அவன்

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Dravidian *a-van (that man). Cognate with Kannada ಅವನು (avanu), Malayalam അവൻ (avaṉ), Badaga ಅವ (ava), ಅವನು (avanu). Unrelated to Taos ą́wąną, ą́wąn.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Pronoun[edit]

அவன் (avaṉ)

  1. (distal) he, that man
    Antonym: அவள் f (avaḷ)

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References[edit]

  • University of Madras (1924–1936), “அவன்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press