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Malayalam
Etymology
From Proto-Dravidian *manay. Cognate with Kodava ಮನೆ (mane), Kannada ಮನೆ (mane), Tamil மனை (maṉai).
Pronunciation
Noun
മന • (mana)
- A house, particularly the house of a Brahmin
- Synonym: ഇല്ലം (illaṁ)
- A Brahmin's wife.
References
- Gundert, Hermann (1872) “മന”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.