മരുമകൻ

Malayalam

Etymology

മരു- (maru-) +‎ മകൻ (makaṉ) Cognate Kannada ಮೊಮ್ಮಗ (mommaga), Tamil மருமகன் (marumakaṉ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mɐɾumɐɡɐn/

Noun

മരുമകൻ • (marumakaṉ)

sister's son; a nephew
son-in-law
Antonyms: മരുമകൾ (marumakaḷ, “daughter-in-law”), അമ്മാവൻ (ammāvaṉ, “uncle or father-in-law”)

References

Gundert, Hermann (1872) “മരുമകന്‍”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
Warrier, M. I. (2008) “മരുമകൻ”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books
https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/68374/

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