ఎన్నిక

Telugu

Etymology

From ఎన్ను (ennu, “to count”). Cognate with Kannada ಎಣಿಕೆ (eṇike), Tamil எண்ணிக்கை (eṇṇikkai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enːika/

Noun

ఎన్నిక • (ennika) n (plural ఎన్నికలు)

1. reckoning, count, calculation, estimation, hope

   Synonym: లెక్క (lekka)

2. esteem, respect

   Synonyms: లెక్క (lekka), గురి (guri)

3. thought, idea

   Synonym: తలపు (talapu)

4. (politics) election

References

• "ఎన్నిక" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 189