పక్క

పక్క

See also: పక్కా and పిక్క

Telugu

Alternative forms

ప్రక్క (prakka)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pakːa/
• Rhymes: -క్క

Etymology 1

From పడు (paḍu, “to fall”).

Noun

పక్క • (pakka) n (plural పక్కలు)

1. A side, quarter or direction.
   • 2021, Chandrabose (lyrics and music), “Eyy Bidda Idhi Naa Adda”, in Pushpa: The Rise‎, performed by Nakash Aziz:

     ఆ పక్క నాదే ఈ పక్క నాదే...

     ā pakka nādē ī pakka nādē...

     That side is mine, this side is mine...

Derived terms

• పక్కయెముక (pakkayemuka, “rib”)

Etymology 2

Clipping of పడక (paḍaka, “bed”).

Noun

పక్క • (pakka) n (plural పక్కలు)

1. A bed or bedding.

Further reading

• "పక్క" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 694
• పక్క at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)