തന്ത

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *tan-tay (“father”) or Proto-Dravidian *tan-ṯi. Cognate with Kannada ತಂದೆ (tande), Tamil தந்தை (tantai), Telugu తండ్రి (taṇḍri).

• IPA^(key): /t̪ɐn̪t̪ɐ/, [t̪ɐn̪d̪ɐ]

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തന്ത • (tanta)

1. (rude, offensive) father

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• Gundert, Hermann (1872), “തന്ത [tanta]”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008), “തന്ത [tanta]”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books