ਛੋਕਰਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑁄𑀓 (*choka). Cognate to Hindi छोकरा (chokrā) and Bengali ছোকরা (chōkra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰoːkə̆ɾaː]

Noun

ਛੋਕਰਾ • (chokrā) m (Shahmukhi spelling چھوکرا)

1. boy, lad

Declension

Declension of ਛੋਕਰਾ
dir. sg.	ਛੋਕਰਾ (chokrā)
dir. pl.	ਛੋਕਰੇ (chokre)
	singular	plural
direct	ਛੋਕਰਾ (chokrā)	ਛੋਕਰੇ (chokre)
oblique	ਛੋਕਰੇ (chokre)	ਛੋਕਰਿਆਂ (chokriā̃)
vocative	ਛੋਕਰਿਆ (chokriā)	ਛੋਕਰਿਓ (chokrio)
ablative	ਛੋਕਰਿਓਂ (chokriõ)	—
locative	ਛੋਕਰੇ (chokre)	—
instrumental	ਛੋਕਰੇ (chokre)	—

References

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