അച്ഛൻ

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Malayalam

Alternative forms

അച്ചൻ (accaṉ)

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀅𑀚𑁆𑀚 (ajja); ultimately from Sanskrit आर्य (ārya). Cognate with Tamil அச்சன் (accaṉ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɐt͡ʃt͡ʃ(ʰ)ɐn/,
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Noun

അച്ഛൻ • (acchaṉ)

father
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:അച്ഛൻ

Antonym: അമ്മ (amma, “mother”)

Declension

Declension of അച്ഛൻ
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	അച്ഛൻ (acchaṉ)	അച്ഛൻ‌മാർ (acchaṉ‌māṟ)
Vocative	അച്ഛാ (acchā)	അച്ഛൻ‌മാരേ (acchaṉ‌mārē)
Accusative	അച്ഛനെ (acchane)	അച്ഛൻ‌മാരെ (acchaṉ‌māre)
Dative	അച്ഛന് (acchanŭ)	അച്ഛന്മാർക്ക് (acchanmāṟkkŭ)
Genitive	അച്ഛന്റെ (acchanṟe)	അച്ഛൻ‌മാരുടെ (acchaṉ‌māruṭe)
Locative	അച്ഛനിൽ (acchanil)	അച്ഛൻ‌മാരിൽ (acchaṉ‌māril)
Sociative	അച്ഛനോട് (acchanōṭŭ)	അച്ഛൻ‌മാരൊട് (acchaṉ‌māroṭŭ)
Instrumental	അച്ഛനാൽ (acchanāl)	അച്ഛൻ‌മാരാൽ (acchaṉ‌mārāl)

Derived terms

വല്യച്ഛൻ (valyacchaṉ, “older paternal uncle”, literally “big father”)
കൊച്ചച്ഛൻ (koccacchaṉ, “younger paternal uncle”, literally “small father”)
പള്ളീലച്ചൻ (paḷḷīlaccaṉ, “church priest”)

References

Warrier, M. I. (2008) “അച്ഛൻ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
Gundert, Hermann (1872) “അച്ഛൻ”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/30209/

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