തോക്ക്

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Malayalam

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Marathi तुबक (tubak), from Classical Persian تُفَکْ (tufak), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish تفك (tüfek), likely through തുപക്ക് (tupakkŭ) > തുവക്ക് (tuvakkŭ) > തോക്ക് (tōkkŭ). Cognate with Tamil துப்பாக்கி (tuppākki), Sinhalese තුවක්කුව (tuwakkuwa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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തോക്ക് (tōkkŭ)

  1. gun
  2. firearm
  3. musket

References

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