Etymology

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Today it means: Corporal punishment; chastisement; beatings. Full definition →

Hindi ठोको ← Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀞𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺 ← inc-ash *𑀞𑁄𑀓𑀢𑀺
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toco · noun1

Shortening.

toco · noun2

  1. inc-ash · derived from*𑀞𑁄𑀓𑀢𑀺
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit · derived from*𑀞𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺
  3. Hindi · derived fromठोको
  4. English todaytoco

From Hindi ठोको (ṭhoko), second-person plural imperative form of ठोकना (ṭhoknā, “to strike, hit, beat”), from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀞𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀤𑀺 (*ṭhokkadi), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑁄𑀓𑀢𑀺 (*ṭhokati).

toco · noun3

  1. taxonomic name · derived fromRamphastos toco
  2. English todaytoco

From taxonomic name Ramphastos toco.

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