മന

Malayalam

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *manay. Cognate with Kodava ಮನೆ (mane), Kannada ಮನೆ (mane), Tamil மனை (maṉai).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɐnɐ/

Noun

മന • (mana)

  1. A house, particularly the house of a Brahmin
    Synonym: ഇല്ലം (illaṁ)
  2. A Brahmin's wife.

References
  • Gundert, Hermann (1872) “മന”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
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