அக்கி

Badaga

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Kannada ಅಕ್ಕಿ (akki). Compare Tamil அரிசி (arici).

Noun

அக்கி

1. rice; husked rice
2. millet grain

References

• Hockings, Paul (1992) “akki”, in A Badaga-English Dictionary‎^[1], Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 4

Tamil

Etymology

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺 (aggi), from Sanskrit अग्नि (agni, “fire”). Compare with doublet அக்கினி (akkiṉi).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ɐkːɪ/, [ɐkːi]

Noun

அக்கி • (akki)

1. fire
2. (Hinduism) Agni, the god of fire
3. heat
4. herpes
5. erysipelas

Synonyms

• தீ (tī)
• நெருப்பு (neruppu)
• அக்கினி (akkiṉi)

References

• University of Madras (1924–1936) “அக்கி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press