ముక్కు
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Telugu
Alternative forms
- ముకు (muku)
Etymology
From Old Telugu ముక్కు (mukku), from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Kannada ಮೂಗು (mūgu), Malayalam മൂക്ക് (mūkkŭ, “nose”), Tamil மூக்கு (mūkku, “nose”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ముక్కు • (mukku) ? (plural ముక్కులు)
- nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell)
- The bill or beak of a bird.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- ముక్కుపుడక (mukkupuḍaka)
- ముక్కుపొడి (mukkupoḍi)
Related terms
- గద్దముక్కు (gaddamukku)
- చప్పిడిముక్కు (cappiḍimukku)
Verb
ముక్కు • (mukku)
References
- "ముక్కు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 995
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