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annai

அன்னை
Tamil

Mother, female parent, or a motherly figure.

Lyrics

Meaning

Annai means mother. In lyrics, it frequently refers to a divine mother figure such as Uma (Parvati), or a human mother. It appears in contexts describing the affection or relationship between a child and its mother, or a devotee and a mother goddess.

In the songs

  • Naanangal aay neenindray, paadhiyum annai umai

    You stood as the embodiment of sound, with Mother Uma as your half

    Aadal Nayagan · Madurai R. Muralidharan

  • anujarudan annai manam magizha

    With the younger brother, making the mother's heart rejoice

    Dasharathan Than · Unknown

  • anujarudan annai manam magizha

    With the younger brother, making the mother's heart rejoice

    Dasharathan Than · Unknown

  • anujarudan annai manam magizha

    With the younger brother, making the mother's heart rejoice

    Dasharathan Than · Unknown

Songs with this word

From the lyrics we hold — 2 songs.

  • Aadal Nayagan

    Madurai R. Muralidharan

    appears in 1 line

  • Dasharathan Than

    Unknown

    appears in 3 lines

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