चौका
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cadukka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka). Cognate with Nepali चौको (cauko), Bhojpuri 𑂒𑂸𑂍𑂰 (caukā), Gujarati ચોકો (coko), Marathi चौका (caukā), Odia ଚୌକା (côuka), Assamese চৌকা (souka). Equivalent to चौक (cauk) + -आ (-ā).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
चौका • (caukā) m (Urdu spelling چوکا)
- set of four
- (cricket) a four
- (card games) a four
- square slab (of some stone)
- square, courtyard (central area in a house for certain activities)
Declension edit
Declension of चौका (masc ā-stem)
Coordinate terms edit
Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text) | ||||||
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इक्का (ikkā) | दुक्की (dukkī) | तिक्की (tikkī) | चौका (caukā) | पंजा (pañjā) | छक्का (chakkā) | सत्ता (sattā) |
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) | नहला (nahlā) | दहला (dahlā) | ग़ुलाम (ġulām) | बेगम (begam) | बादशाह (bādśāh) | जोकर (jokar) |
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चौका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali edit
Pronunciation edit
- Phonetic Devanagari: चौका
Noun edit
चौका • (caukā)
Coordinate terms edit
Playing cards in Nepali · तास (tās) (layout · text) | ||||||
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एक्का (ekkā) | दुक्का (dukkā) | तिक्का (tikkā) | चौका (caukā) | पन्जा (panjā), पंजा (pañjā) | छक्का (chakkā) | सत्ता (sattā) |
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) | नहल (nahal) | दहल (dahal) | गुलाम (gulām) | मिस्सी (missī), रानी (rānī) | बादशाह (bādśāha) | जोकर (jokar) |