अय्यर

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil ஐயர் (aiyar), from Pali ayya, from Sanskrit आर्य (ārya). Doublet of आर्य (ārya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /əj.jəɾ/, [ɐj.jɐɾ]

Proper noun

अय्यर • (ayyar) m or f by sense

1. Iyer; a surname from Tamil

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of अय्यर (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अय्यर ayyar	अय्यर ayyar
oblique	अय्यर ayyar	अय्यरों ayyarõ
vocative	अय्यर ayyar	अय्यरो ayyaro

Declension of अय्यर (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अय्यर ayyar	अय्यरें ayyarẽ
oblique	अय्यर ayyar	अय्यरों ayyarõ
vocative	अय्यर ayyar	अय्यरो ayyaro

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “अय्यर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press