அச்சு

Related to அஞ்சு.

அச்சு • (accu)

1. fear

From Proto-Dravidian *accu, perhaps related to Sanskrit सञ्चक (sañcaka, “mould”). Cognate with Telugu అచ్చు (accu, “mould”).

அச்சு • (accu)

1. mould
2. wire mold
3. printing type
4. exact likeness
5. sign, mark, print, stamp
6. weaver's reed instrument for pressing down the threads of the woof
7. comb-like frame in a loom through which the warp threads are passed and by which they are pressed or battened together

• → Indonesian: acu

From Proto-Dravidian *accu, borrowed from Sanskrit अक्ष (akṣa, “axle”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éḱs-os. Compare Telugu అచ్చు (accu), Latin axis, Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn), English axle.

அச்சு • (accu)

1. axle
2. axle-bolt
3. central pin] or handle of a millstone
4. support, basis
5. strength
6. original form
7. body
8. ridge in a field

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