چکڑ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चिक्क (cikka).

Noun

چِکّڑ (cikkaṛ) (Gurmukhi ਚਿੱਕੜ)

  1. mud

References

  • چکڑ”, in Kalam Baba Farid, Bait (or page) 4, 12th Century.

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit [Term?].

Pronunciation

  • (phr) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪkː.əɽə̆/

Noun

چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ)

  1. mud

Declension

Declension of چکڑ
singular plural
direct چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ) چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ)
oblique چِکَّڑَے (cikkaṛai) چِکَّڑاں (cikkaṛāṉ)
vocative چِکَّڑا (cikkaṛā) چِکَّڑو (cikkaṛo)
ablative چِکَّڑُوں (cikkaṛūṉ) -
locative چِکَّڑے (cikkaṛe) چِکَّڑِیں (cikkaṛīṉ)
instrumental چِکَّڑے (cikkaṛe) چِکَّڑِیں (cikkaṛīṉ)

Punjabi

Etymology

First attested as Old Punjabi چِکّڑ (cikkaṛ), itself inherited from Sanskrit चिक्क (cikka). Compare Hindustani چِیکَٹ (cīkaṭ) / चीकट (cīkaṭ), Sindhi چِڪَڙُ / चिकड़ु, Gujarati ચીક (cīk), Marathi चीक (cīk).

Pronunciation

Noun

چِکَّڑ • (cikkaṛm (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਿੱਕੜ)

  1. mud, dirt
  2. mire
  3. sludge, slime

Declension

Declension of چکڑ
singular plural
direct چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ) چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ)
oblique چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ) چِکَّڑاں (cikkaṛāṉ)
vocative چِکَّڑا (cikkaṛā) چِکَّڑو (cikkaṛo)
ablative چِکَّڑوں (cikkaṛoṉ) چِکَّڑاں (cikkaṛāṉ)
locative چِکَّڑے (cikkaṛe) چِکَّڑِیں (cikkaṛīṉ)
instrumental چِکَّڑوں (cikkaṛoṉ)

References

  • چکڑ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چِکّڑ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cikka2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press