അണ

Malayalam

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɐɳɐ/

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sanskrit अन्न (anna).

Proper noun

അണ • (aṇa)

anna, a former currency unit in British India equal to ¹⁄₁₆ rupee
Coordinate terms: രൂപ (rūpa), പണം (paṇaṁ), പൈസ (paisa), പൈ (pai), കാശ് (kāśŭ)

Etymology 2

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Noun

അണ • (aṇa)

support, pillow
branch of fig tree
dam
yoke, pair

Derived terms

അണക്കെട്ട് (aṇakkeṭṭŭ)
അണപ്പല്ല് (aṇappallŭ)
തലയണ (talayaṇa)

References

Gundert, Hermann (1872), “അണ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.

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