அக்கி

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Badaga[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

அக்கி

  1. rice; husked rice
  2. millet grain

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Tamil[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

அக்கி (akki)

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

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References[edit]

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