چھلکا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*chilla).

Pronunciation

Noun

چھِلْکا • (chilkā) m (Hindi spelling छिलका)

  1. skin, peel, husk
  2. shell, crust, bark

References

  • “چھلکا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “چھلکا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
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