അണ

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Malayalam

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Ultimately from Sanskrit अन्न (anna). Doublet of അന്നം (annaṁ).

Proper noun

അണ • (aṇa)

  1. 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)

  1. support, pillow
  2. branch of fig tree
  3. dam
  4. yoke, pair

Derived terms

References

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