ഇക്ക

Malayalam

Etymology

Derived from Arabic أَخ (ʔaḵ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ikkɐ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

ഇക്ക • (ikka)

  1. elder brother (primarily used within the Muslim community).
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:സഹോദരൻ
    Antonym: ഇത്ത f (itta)
  2. term of address for Muslim man older than the speaker.

References

  • Warrier, M. I. (2008), “ഇക്ക [ikka]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
  • Kailash Nath (2019), “ഇക്ക”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary
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