තුවක්කුව

Sinhalese

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian تُفَکْ (tufak), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish تفك (tüfek). Cognate with Tamil துப்பாக்கி (tuppākki), Malayalam തോക്ക് (tōkkŭ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t̪uʋəkkuʋə/

Noun

තුවක්කුව • (tuwakkuwa)

  1. gun, rifle, musket

References

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