మేకు

Telugu

Etymology

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Noun

మేకు • (mēku) n (plural మేకులు)

1. a wooden or iron peg

   Synonym: గూటము (gūṭamu)

2. a stake or spike

   Synonym: గూటము (gūṭamu)

3. a nail

   Synonyms: చీల (cīla), మొల (mola), గసి (gasi), జంజడ (jañjaḍa), (double-sided) నెమ్ము (nemmu)

References

• "మేకు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1033