Deccani
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘎𑘰 (nakā), 𑘡𑘎𑘻 (nako), 𑘡𑘻𑘎𑘻 (noko)[1] (compare modern Marathi नको (nako, “do not”)), possibly from Sanskrit न खलु (na khalu).[1]
Interjection
editنَکّو (nakko)
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “khalu”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
Punjabi
editNoun
editنِکُّو • (nikkū) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਿੱਕੂ)
- diminutive of نِکّا (nikkā, “small”)