చుక్క

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Telugu

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చుక్కలు.

Etymology

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From Proto-Dravidian *cukk-V (star). Cognate with Kannada ಚುಕ್ಕೆ (cukke, star, pip, dot, venus), Kolami సుక్క (sukka), Tamil சுக்கை (cukkai, star).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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చుక్క (cukkan (plural చుక్కలు)

  1. (astronomy) A star.
    Synonyms: రిక్క (rikka), నక్షత్రము (nakṣatramu)
  2. (astronomy) The planet Venus.
    Synonyms: శుక్రుడు (śukruḍu), శుక్రనక్షత్రము (śukranakṣatramu)
  3. The round mark worn on the forehead by Hindus; the tilak.
    Synonyms: బొట్టు (boṭṭu), తిలకము (tilakamu)
  4. Any small mark; a dot, spot or a drop, a small quantity of liquid.
    Synonym: బొట్టు (boṭṭu)
  5. (typography) A full stop.
  6. A pip on dice or cards.


Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Tamil: சுக்கை (cukkai)

References

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