चक्कु

See also: चक्कू

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चाकू (cākū), from Classical Persian چَاقُو (čāqū).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sʌk̚ku]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: चक्कु

Noun

चक्कु • (cakku)

  1. knife
    Synonym: छुरी (churī)

References

  • “चक्कु”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “चक्कु”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “चक्कु”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 163
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