തോക്ക്

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Malayalam[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Indo-Aryan, from Classical Persian تُفَکْ (tufak), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish تفك (tüfek), likely through തുപക്ക് (tupakkŭ) > തുവക്ക് (tuvakkŭ) > തോക്ക് (tōkkŭ). Cognate with Tamil துப்பாக்கி (tuppākki), Sinhalese තුවක්කුව (tuwakkuwa).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

തോക്ക് (tōkkŭ)

  1. gun
  2. firearm
  3. musket

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