aculeate

‘pointed’

Lexical development traced from the Tamil root:

    Lat. aculeatus ‘having a sting; thorny, prickly’ < aculeus ‘a sting, prickle’ < acus ‘a needle’ < ak < ak- < Tamil akku

Technical words derived from 'aculeate'

aculeate - முள்ளுள்ள; daincha (sesbania aculeata) - தக்கைப்பூண்டு.

 

English words derived from akku connoting 'sharpness'