Guest guest Posted July 21, 1998 Report Share Posted July 21, 1998 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 1998 Report Share Posted July 21, 1998 > 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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