ആൻ

Malayalam

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *ā (“cow”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːn/

Noun

ആൻ • (āṉ)

  1. cow; An adult female of the species Bos taurus, commercially kept for their milk.
    Synonyms: പൈ (pai), പശു (paśu)
  2. bull

References

  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  • Kailash Nath (2019) “ആൻ”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
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