തോക്ക്

Malayalam edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Indo-Aryan, from Classical Persian تُفَکْ (tufak), ultimately from Ottoman Turkish تفك (tüfek), likely through തുപക്ക് (tupakkŭ) > തുവക്ക് (tuvakkŭ) > തോക്ക് (tōkkŭ). Cognate with Tamil துப்பாக்கி (tuppākki), Sinhalese තුවක්කුව (tuwakkuwa).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

തോക്ക് (tōkkŭ)

  1. gun
  2. firearm
  3. musket

References edit