ਚਾਕੂ

Punjabi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian چاقو (čāqū).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaːkuː]

Noun

ਚਾਕੂ • (cākū) m (Shahmukhi spelling چاقُو)

1. penknife, knife

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਾਕੂ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.