ತುಪಾಕಿ

Kannada

Alternative forms

  • ತುಬಾಕಿ (tubāki)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تُفَکْ (tufak), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish تفك (tüfek). Compare Marathi तुबक (tubak), तुबकी (tubkī), Tamil துப்பாக்கி (tuppākki).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪upaːki/

Noun

ತುಪಾಕಿ • (tupāki)

  1. musket, gun
    Synonyms: ಬಂದೂಕು (bandūku), ಕೋವಿ (kōvi), ಗನ್ನು (gannu)

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