चक्कु

See also: चक्कू

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चाकू (cākū), from Classical Persian چَاقُو (čāqū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sʌk̚ku]
• Phonetic Devanagari: चक्कु

Noun

चक्कु • (cakku)

1. knife

   Synonym: छुरी (churī)

References

• “चक्कु”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎^[1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
• Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “चक्कु”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “चक्कु”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 163