نکو

Deccani

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘎𑘰 (nakā), 𑘡𑘎𑘻 (nako), 𑘡𑘻𑘎𑘻 (noko)[1] (compare modern Marathi नको (nako, “do not”)), possibly from Sanskrit न खलु (na khalu).[1]

Interjection

⁧نَکّو⁩ (nakko)

  1. (Hyderabad) no
    Antonym: ⁧ہَو⁩ (hau)

References
  1. Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “khalu”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

Punjabi

Noun

⁧نِکُّو⁩ • (nikkū) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਨਿੱਕੂ)

  1. Diminutive of ⁧نِکّا⁩ (nikkā, “small”)
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