छोकरा
See also: छोकरी
Hindi
editAlternative forms
edit- छोहरा (chohrā) — regional, Western Hindi
Etymology
editInherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀭 (*chokka-ra). Related to छोरा (chorā) and dialectal छोहरा (chohrā). Cognate with Bengali ছোকরা (chōkra) and Gujarati છોકરો (chokro).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editछोकरा • (chokrā) m (feminine छोकरी)
Declension
editDeclension of छोकरा (masc ā-stem)
Descendants
edit- → English: chokra
References
edit- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chōkara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press