അച്ച്

Malayalam

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɐt͡ʃt͡ʃɨ̆/, [ɐt̚t͡ʃɨ̆]
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Etymology 1

Derived from Sanskrit अक्ष (akṣa).

Noun

അച്ച് • (accŭ)

  1. axle

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Prakrit [Term?], ultimately from Sanskrit सञ्चक (sañcaka). Cognate with Tamil அச்சு (accu), Prakrit [script needed] (saccā).[1][2]

Noun

അച്ച് • (accŭ)

  1. mould
  2. printing type

References

  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “47”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “13096”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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