അണ

Malayalam

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐɳɐ/

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

അണ • (aṇa)

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