ഇവൻ
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Malayalam[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *iwanṯu (“this man”). Cognate with Kannada ಅವನು (avanu), Tamil அவன் (avaṉ), Telugu వీడు (vīḍu).
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
ഇവൻ • (ivaṉ)
- he (proximal)
See also[edit]
Malayalam personal pronouns
singular | plural | ||||
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1st person | exclusive | ഞാൻ (ñāṉ) നോം (nōṁ) ഏൻ (ēṉ) |
ഞങ്ങൾ (ñaṅṅaḷ) | ||
inclusive | നമ്മൾ (nammaḷ) നാം (nāṁ) | ||||
2nd person | നീ (nī) (informal) താൻ (tāṉ) (informal) നിങ്ങൾ (niṅṅaḷ) (formal) താങ്കൾ (tāṅkaḷ) (formal) അങ്ങ് (aṅṅŭ) (formal) |
നിങ്ങൾ (niṅṅaḷ) | |||
3rd person | masculine | ഇവൻ (ivaṉ) (proximal) അവൻ (avaṉ) (distal) 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) അവ (ava) (distal) എവ (eva) (interrogative) |