چوک
Malay
Noun
چوک (plural چوک-چوک or چوک٢)
Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cadukka), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka). Cognate with Bengali চক (cok), Punjabi چَوک (cauk) / ਚੌਕ (cauk), Nepali चोक (cok), Gujarati ચોક (cok), Odia ଚଉକ (cauka).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔːk/
- Rhymes: -ɔːk
Noun
چَوک • (cauk) m (Hindi spelling चौक)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | چوک (cauk) | چوک (cauk) |
| oblique | چوک (cauk) | چوکوں (caukõ) |
| vocative | چوک (cauk) | چوکو (cauko) |
Descendants
- → English: chowk
Further reading
- “چوک”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “چوک”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “چوک”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.