Caku, Cākū: 7 definitions
Introduction:
Caku means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaku.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
cākū (चाकू).—m ( H) A penknife.
cākū (चाकू).—m A penknife.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Cāku (चाकु):—s. upacāku .
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Cākū (चाकू) [Also spelled chaku]:—(nm) a knife; —[ghoṃpanā/bhoṃkanā] to stab with a knife.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Cāku (ಚಾಕು):—[noun] a relatively shortcutting instrument with a sharp blade and usu. a pointed end, set in a handle; a knife.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Caku (சகு) noun < Malay language sagu. Sago; சவ் வரிசி. (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [sav varisi. (vaithiya muligai)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Cāku (चाकु):—n. a ball of molasses;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+18): Ca-kurarparavai, Cakkuruvi, Cakue, Cakugalli, Cakuhpriti, Cakulakantam, Cakulatcam, Cakulati, Cakule, Cakulikar, Cakulyan, Cakum-cako, Cakunacastiram, Cakunakkaran, Cakunam, Cakunappilai, Cakunattatai, Cakunattiyanam, Cakunda, Cakunikirakam.
Full-text (+83): Shaku, Metroxylon sagu, Cha gu, Samcaku, Dantara, Cakum-cako, Kopra sagu, Arenga pinnata, Raphia farinifera, Saksak, Piia, Lumbia, Abia, True sago palm, Suo mu mian, Smooth sago palm, Sengin epi-i, Bhomkana, Sago palm, Saguakki.
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