അവൻ
See also: -അവൻ
Malayalam
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *awanṯu (“that man”). Cognate with Tamil அவன் (avaṉ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Pronoun
[edit]അവൻ • (avaṉ) m
Usage notes
[edit]- അവൻ is used to refer to a male person who is far from the speaker (distal).
- In modern Malayalam, it is generally used for someone younger than the speaker, of equal status, or in informal/intimate contexts.
- To refer to an older male or someone deserving of respect, the honorific അദ്ദേഹം (addēhaṁ) or the formal ആൾ (āḷ) is preferred.
Related terms
[edit]- അവൾ (avaḷ, “she (distal)”)
- അവർ (avaṟ, “they (people, distal); he/she (honorific)”)
- അത് (atŭ, “it (distal)”)
- അവ (ava, “they (things, distal)”)
- ഇവൻ (ivaṉ, “he (proximal)”)
See also
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | exclusive | ഞാൻ (ñāṉ) നോം (nōṁ) ഏൻ (ēṉ) |
ഞങ്ങൾ (ñaṅṅaḷ) എങ്ങൾ (eṅṅaḷ) | ||
| inclusive | നമ്മൾ (nammaḷ) നാം (nāṁ) | ||||
| reflexive | താൻ (tāṉ) തങ്ങൾ (taṅṅaḷ) താങ്കൾ (tāṅkaḷ) |
തങ്ങൾ (taṅṅaḷ) താങ്കൾ (tāṅkaḷ) താം (tāṁ) | |||
| 2nd person | നീ (nī) (informal) നിങ്ങൾ (niṅṅaḷ) (formal) താങ്കൾ (tāṅkaḷ) (formal) Thesaurus:നീ |
നിങ്ങൾ (niṅṅaḷ) നീം (nīṁ) | |||
| 3rd person | masculine | ഇവൻ (ivaṉ) (proximal) അവൻ (avaṉ) (distal) Thesaurus:അവൻ എവൻ (evaṉ) (interrogative) |
ഇവർ (ivaṟ) (proximal) അവർ (avaṟ) (distal) എവർ (evaṟ) (interrogative) ആര് (ārŭ) (interrogative) | ||
| feminine | ഇവൾ (ivaḷ) (proximal) അവൾ (avaḷ) (distal) എവൾ (evaḷ) (interrogative) | ||||
| non-human | ഇത് (itŭ) (proximal) അത് (atŭ) (distal) ഏത് (ētŭ) (interrogative) |
ഇവ (iva) (proximal) ഇവറ്റ (ivaṟṟa) (proximal) അവ (ava) (distal) അവറ്റ (avaṟṟa) (distal) എവ (eva) (interrogative) | |||