சுக்கை

Tamil edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Telugu చుక్క (cukka); ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *cukk-V (star). Cognate with Kannada ಚುಕ್ಕೆ (cukke) and Kolami సుక్క (sukka).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʊkːɐɪ̯/, [sʊkːɐɪ̯]

Noun edit

சுக்கை (cukkai)

  1. star

References edit

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