Where does “టాకీ” come from?

టాకీ (Telugu) comes from English talkie, from English talking picture — A motion picture that features an audio accompaniment, thus allowing the characters' speech to be heard by the audience (as well as a musical score).

టాకీ (Telugu): a movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film

Definitions

  1. a movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film

Ancestry of “టాకీ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtalkieA movie with sound, as opposed to a silent film
2Englishtalking pictureA motion picture that features an audio accompaniment, thus allowing the characters' speech to be heard by the audience (as well as a musical score)
Every word from English talking pictureEvery word from English talkie