నక్క

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Telugu

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A red fox (Vulpes vulpes).
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Etymology

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This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Telugu నక్క (nakka), Tamil நரி (nari), Malayalam നരി (nari), Tulu ನರಿ (nari), Konda-Dora [script needed] (naka), Kuvi [script needed] (nakka), Kolami [script needed] (nakka), Kodava [script needed] (nari).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /nakːa/
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  • Rhymes: -క్క

Noun

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నక్క (nakka? (plural నక్కలు)

  1. jackal
    Synonyms: జంబుకము (jambukamu), ఫేరవము (phēravamu)
    నక్క యెక్కడ, దేవలోకమెక్కడ.
    nakka yekkaḍa, dēvalōkamekkaḍa.
    Where is the jackal? Where is heaven?
  2. fox
  3. (Telangana) hole in a wall made by a thief
    Synonym: కన్నము (kannamu)

Derived terms

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