அவ்ன்

Kota (India)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *aw-anṯu (“that man”). Cognate with Kannada ಅವನು (avanu), Malayalam അവൻ (avaṉ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɐʋn/
Hyphenation: அவ்ன்

Pronoun

அவ்ன் (avṉ)

(distal) he, that man
Antonym: அவ்ள் f (avḷ)

Related terms

இவ்ன் (ivṉ, “this man”)
ஊன் (ūṉ, “yonder man”)
அவ்ர் (avr, “those people”)
எவ்ன் (evṉ, “which man”)

References

Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 1.

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