അച്ച്

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Malayalam

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɐt͡ʃt͡ʃə̆/, [ɐt̚t͡ʃə̆]
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Etymology 1

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Derived from Sanskrit अक्ष (akṣa).

Noun

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അച്ച് (accŭ)

  1. axle

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Prakrit [Term?], ultimately from Sanskrit सञ्चक (sañcaka). Cognate with Tamil அச்சு (accu), Prakrit [script needed] (saccā).[1][2]

Noun

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അച്ച് (accŭ)

  1. mould
  2. printing type

References

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  1. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “47”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “13096”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press