തോക്ക്

See also: തേക്ക്

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Indo-Aryan, from Classical Persian (tufak), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish تفك (tüfek), likely through തുപക്ക് (tupakkŭ) > തുവക്ക് (tuvakkŭ) > തോക്ക് (tōkkŭ). Cognate with Tamil துப்பாக்கி (tuppākki), Sinhalese තුවක්කුව (tuwakkuwa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪oːkkə̆/

Noun

തോക്ക് • (tōkkŭ)

References

Warrier, M. I. (2008) “തോക്ക്”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books

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