నక్క

See also: నక్కు and నొక్కు

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *nari-kkV, from Proto-Dravidian *nari. Cognate with Telugu నక్క (nakka), Tamil நரி (nari), Malayalam നരി (nari), Tulu ನರಿ (nari), Konda-Dora [script needed] (naka), Kuvi [script needed] (nakka), Kolami [script needed] (nakka), Kodava [script needed] (nari).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nakːa/
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Noun

నక్క • (nakka) ? (plural నక్కలు)

  1. jackal
    Synonyms: జంబుకము (jambukamu), ఫేరవము (phēravamu)
    నక్క యెక్కడ, దేవలోకమెక్కడ.
    nakka yekkaḍa, dēvalōkamekkaḍa.
    Where is the jackal? Where is heaven?
  2. fox
  3. (Telangana) hole in a wall made by a thief
    Synonym: కన్నము (kannamu)

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