చవక

Telugu

Alternative forms

చవుక (cavuka), చౌక (cauka)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕaʋaka/, [t͡ʃaʋaka]

Noun

చవక • (cavaka) n (singular only)

1. cheapness

   Synonyms: అగ్గువ (agguva), వెలతక్కువ (velatakkuva)

   Antonym: వెలయెక్కువ (velayekkuva)

Adjective

చవక • (cavaka)

1. cheap

   Synonyms: అగ్గువ (agguva), వెలతక్కువైన (velatakkuvaina), గబ్బటు (gabbaṭu)

   Antonyms: వెలయెక్కువైన (velayekkuvaina), పిరము (piramu)

Derived terms

• చవకచేయు (cavakacēyu, “to slight, scorn, undervalue”)

References

• "చవక" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 445
• "చౌక" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 454