ఎన్నిక

Telugu

Etymology

From ఎన్ను (ennu, “to count”). Cognate with Kannada ಎಣಿಕೆ (eṇike), Tamil எண்ணிக்கை (eṇṇikkai).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /en̪n̪ika/

Noun

ఎన్నిక • (ennika) n (plural ఎన్నికలు)

reckoning, count, calculation, estimation, hope
Synonym: లెక్క (lekka)
esteem, respect
Synonyms: లెక్క (lekka), గురి (guri)
thought, idea
Synonym: తలపు (talapu)
(politics) Election: a process of choosing a leader, members of parliament or other representatives by popular vote.

References

"ఎన్నిక" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 189

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