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uncle meaning in Malayalam

അമ്മാവന് ammāvaṉ

/ˈʌŋ.kl̩/

uncle in Malayalam: അമ്മാവന് (ammāvaṉ), മാമന് (māmaṉ), വല്യച്ചന് (valyaccaṉ), ചെറിയച്ചന് (ceṟiyaccaṉ). In English, uncle means the brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

Malayalam words for uncle

brother (or brother-in-law) of someone’s parent
അമ്മാവന് ammāvaṉ, മാമന് māmaṉ, വല്യച്ചന് valyaccaṉ, ചെറിയച്ചന് ceṟiyaccaṉ

English meaning of uncle

  1. noun The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
  2. noun The male cousin of one’s parent.
  3. noun Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.
  4. noun Used as a title for the male companion to one's (usually unmarried) parent.

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Questions about uncle in Malayalam

What is the meaning of uncle in Malayalam?
Uncle in Malayalam is അമ്മാവന് (ammāvaṉ), മാമന് (māmaṉ), വല്യച്ചന് (valyaccaṉ), ചെറിയച്ചന് (ceṟiyaccaṉ).
uncle എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Uncle: അമ്മാവന് (ammāvaṉ), മാമന് (māmaṉ), വല്യച്ചന് (valyaccaṉ), ചെറിയച്ചന് (ceṟiyaccaṉ).
What does uncle mean in English?
Uncle means the brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.

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