चाकू

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چاقو (čāqū).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɑː.kuː/, [t͡ʃäː.kuː]

Noun

चाकू (cākū) m (Urdu spelling چَاقُو)

  1. knife

Declension

Further reading

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چاقو (čāqū).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡sa.ku/, [t͡sa.kuː]

Noun

चाकू (ċākū) m

  1. short knife, penknife

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “चाकू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 43.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), चाकू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 276
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), चाकू”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 1161.
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