തോക്ക്

See also: തേക്ക്

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi तुबक (tubak), from Classical Persian تُفَکْ (tufak), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish تفك (tüfek), likely through തുപക്ക് (tupakkŭ) > തുവക്ക് (tuvakkŭ) > തോക്ക് (tōkkŭ). Doublet of തുപ്പാക്കി (tuppākki). Cognate with Tamil துப்பாக்கி (tuppākki), Sinhalese තුවක්කුව (tuwakkuwa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪oːkkɨ̆/

Noun

തോക്ക് • (tōkkŭ)

  1. gun
  2. firearm
  3. musket

References

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