Badaga edit

Etymology edit

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Kannada ಅಕ್ಕಿ (akki). Compare Tamil அரிசி (arici).

Noun edit

அக்கி

  1. rice; husked rice
  2. millet grain

References edit

Tamil edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Prakrit 𑀅𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀺 (aggi), from Sanskrit अग्नि (agni, fire). Compare with doublet அக்கினி (akkiṉi).

Pronunciation edit

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Noun edit

அக்கி (akki)

  1. fire
  2. (Hinduism) Agni, the god of fire
  3. heat
  4. herpes
  5. erysipelas

Synonyms edit

References edit

  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “அக்கி”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press