ആന

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See also: ആനി

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *yĀnay. Cognate with Kannada ಆನೆ (āne), Kodava ಆನೆ (āne), Tamil யானை (yāṉai) and Telugu ఏనుగు (ēnugu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aːnɐ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

ആന (āna)

An elephant
  1. elephant
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:ആന
  2. (chess) bishop; a chess piece

Declension

Declension of ആന
Singular Plural
Nominative ആന (āna) ആനകൾ (ānakaḷ)
Vocative ആനേ (ānē) ആനകളേ (ānakaḷē)
Accusative ആനയെ (ānaye) ആനകളെ (ānakaḷe)
Dative ആനയ്ക്ക് (ānaykkŭ) ആനകൾക്ക് (ānakaḷkkŭ)
Genitive ആനയുടെ (ānayuṭe) ആനകളുടെ (ānakaḷuṭe)
Locative ആനയിൽ (ānayil) ആനകളിൽ (ānakaḷil)
Sociative ആനയോട് (ānayōṭŭ) ആനകളോട് (ānakaḷōṭŭ)
Instrumental ആനയാൽ (ānayāl) ആനകളാൽ (ānakaḷāl)

Derived terms

See also

Chess pieces in Malayalam · ചെസ്സ് കരുക്കൾ (cessŭ karukkaḷ) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
രാജാവ് (rājāvŭ) മന്ത്രി (mantri),
റാണി (ṟāṇi)
തേര് (tērŭ),
രഥം (rathaṁ)
ആന (āna) കുതിര (kutira) കാലാൾ (kālāḷ)

References

  • Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ആന”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
  • Warrier, M. I. (2008) “ആന”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books