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My maternal grandfather refers to his late father as "aNNa".

(This really used to confuse me as to whom he was talking about :)

 

Though originally from Srirangam, his family had settled

in Malleswaram, Bangalore, atleast two generations before

his. I've always been curious to which community

(geographic?) this could have been characteristic of.

Interestingly, my mamas (maternal uncles) address him as

"appa" only.

 

About me.... I use "appa".

 

-Shreyas

 

> Are there other members who address their fathers

> as "aNNa" instead of "appa"? Many Karnataka-based

> Tamil people, including myself, say aNNa, and I have

> heard a few other Tamil people say this.

>

> What do Bhakti list members say?

>

> Mani

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> My maternal grandfather refers to his late father as "aNNa".

....

> Though originally from Srirangam, his family had settled

> in Malleswaram, Bangalore, atleast two generations before

> his. I've always been curious to which community

> (geographic?) this could have been characteristic of.

 

Based on members' responses, it is not geographic, and

not even restricted to aiyangars. I have heard

Kannan Svami (Tirukkudandai Andavan) give a discourse

on Ramayana. At one point, he describes how Indrajit

addressed a few words to Ravana. When quoting the younger

rAkshasa, Kannan Svami first says, "indrajit sonnaan, 'aNNaa...'",

and then realizing that he had not used the common word,

restates, "er...'appaa...'".

 

Kannan Svami was from Kumbakonam.

 

Mani

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