ചക്ക

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil சக்கை (cakkai, “rind, jackfruit”) and Kodava ಚಕ್ಕೆ (cakke, “jackfruit”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɐkkɐ/

Noun

ചക്ക • (cakka)

jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
(slang) a lucky incident

Derived terms

കടച്ചക്ക (kaṭaccakka)
ചക്കച്ചുള (cakkaccuḷa)
ശീമച്ചക്ക (śīmaccakka)

Descendants

→ Portuguese: jaca
- → Catalan: jaca
- → English: jack, jackfruit
- → French: jaque
→ Dhivehi: ސައްކެޔޮ (sakkeyo)

References

Gundert, Hermann (1872), “ചക്ക”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
Burrow, T.; Emeneau, M. B. (1984), “cakkai”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.