നായർ

Malayalam

Alternative forms

  • നായര് (nāyarŭ)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪aːjɐr/

Noun

നായർ • (nāyaṟ)

  1. Nair, a major subcaste of Kshatriyas in Kerala, India
  2. surname of Nair castes
  3. (slang) husband of a Nayar woman