పక్క

See also: పక్కా and పిక్క

Telugu

Alternative forms

• ప్రక్క (prakka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pakːa/
• Rhymes: -క్క

Etymology 1

Brown derives the term from పడు (paḍu, “to fall”); on the other hand, it is possibly borrowed from Pali pakkha, from Sanskrit पक्ष (pakṣa, “side, flank”). Cognate with Kannada ಪಕ್ಕ (pakka), Tamil பக்கம் (pakkam).

Noun

పక్క • (pakka) n (plural పక్కలు)

1. A side, quarter, or direction
   • 2021, Chandrabose (lyrics and music), “Eyy Bidda Idhi Naa Adda”, in Pushpa: The Rise‎^[1], performed by Nakash Aziz:

     ఆ పక్క నాదే ఈ పక్క నాదే...

     ā pakka nādē ī pakka nādē...

     That side is mine, this side is mine...

Derived terms

• పక్కయెముక (pakkayemuka, “rib”)

 

Etymology 2

Clipping of పడక (paḍaka, “bed”).

Noun

పక్క • (pakka) n (plural పక్కలు)

1. a bed, bedding

References

• "పక్క" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 694
• పక్క at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)