చెక్కు

Telugu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕekːu/, [t͡ʃekːu]

Etymology 1

Noun

చెక్కు • (cekku? (plural చెక్కులు)

  1. cheek
  2. the side, in general

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cheque.

Noun

చెక్కు • (cekku? (plural చెక్కులు)

  1. cheque, promissory note

Etymology 3

Cognate with Tamil செதுக்கு (cetukku).

Verb

చెక్కు • (cekku) (causal చెక్కించు)

  1. to cut into slices
  2. to dig slightly or scrape the surface
  3. to engrave, to carve, cut out
Derived terms

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