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penknife meaning in Kannada

ಚಾಕು cāku

penknife in Kannada: ಚಾಕು (cāku). In English, penknife means a small pocketknife; (loosely) any pocketknife.

Kannada words for penknife

penknife
ಚಾಕು cāku

English meaning of penknife

  1. noun A small pocketknife; (loosely) any pocketknife.
  2. noun A small knife designed for safe and convenient storage, typically in the form of a miniature clasp-knife, or with blade retractable into the handle.
  3. noun A small knife for cutting the points of quill feathers or reeds into nibs to provide or repair writing implements, early versions were commonly small sheath knives.
  4. verb To cut or carve with a penknife.

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Questions about penknife in Kannada

What is the meaning of penknife in Kannada?
Penknife in Kannada is ಚಾಕು (cāku).
penknife ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Penknife: ಚಾಕು (cāku).
What does penknife mean in English?
Penknife means a small pocketknife; (loosely) any pocketknife.

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Kannada words from Wiktionary's Kannada entries whose English meaning is “penknife”: ಚಾಕು. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: penknife (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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