అయ్య

Telugu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ajːa/
  • Rhymes: -య్య

Noun

అయ్య • (ayya) m (plural అయ్యలు)

  1. father
    Synonyms: నాన్న (nānna), తండ్రి (taṇḍri), అప్ప (appa), పిత (pita)
    Antonyms: (with regard to gender) అమ్మ (amma), తల్లి (talli)
  2. sir
    Antonym: (with regard to gender) అమ్మ (amma)

Derived terms

References

"అయ్య" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 77

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