Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *चतुष्काष्ठ (catuṣkāṣṭha). Cognate to Hindustani चौखट (caukhaṭ) / چَوکَھٹ (caukhaṭ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɔːkʰəʈə̆]

Noun

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ਚੌਖਟ (caukhaṭf (Shahmukhi spelling چَوکھٹ)

  1. doorframe, window frame

Declension

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Declension of ਚੌਖਟ
dir. sg. ਚੌਖਟ (caukhaṭ)
dir. pl. ਚੌਖਟਾਂ (caukhṭā̃)
singular plural
direct ਚੌਖਟ (caukhaṭ) ਚੌਖਟਾਂ (caukhṭā̃)
oblique ਚੌਖਟ (caukhaṭ) ਚੌਖਟਾਂ (caukhṭā̃)
vocative ਚੌਖਟੇ (caukhṭe) ਚੌਖਟੋ (caukhṭo)
ablative ਚੌਖਟੋਂ (caukhṭõ)
locative ਚੌਖਟੇ (caukhṭe) ਚੌਖਟੀਂ (caukhṭī̃)
instrumental ਚੌਖਟੇ (caukhṭe) ਚੌਖਟੀਂ (caukhṭī̃)

References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚੌਖਟ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.