എക്കുക

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil எஃகு (eḥku), Telugu ఎక్కు (ekku). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekkuɡɐ/

Verb

എക്കുക • (ekkuka)

1. To come up, stand on tiptoe
2. to contract the stomach

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “എക്കുക,+ക്കി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.