അമ്പട്ടൻ

Malayalam

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अम्बष्ठ (ambaṣṭha)? Cognate with Tamil அம்பட்டன் (ampaṭṭaṉ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɐmbɐʈʈɐn/
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Noun

അമ്പട്ടൻ • (ampaṭṭaṉ)

  1. barber
    Synonyms: ക്ഷുരകൻ (kṣurakaṉ), നാവിതൻ (nāvitaṉ), കാവുതിയൻ (kāvutiyaṉ)

References
  • K. Godavarma (1946) Indo-Aryan Loan Words In Malayalam‎, Bamavarma & Bros, page 155
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