चक्का
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cakka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćakrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos. Doublet of चाक (cāk); See there for more.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃək.kɑː/, [t͡ʃɐk̚.käː]
Noun
चक्का • (cakkā) m (Urdu spelling چکا or چکہ)
- wheel
- tyre
- साइकिल के चक्के टूट गए। ― sāikil ke cakke ṭūṭ gae. ― The wheels of the cycle broke.
- चक्का घूम रहा था। ― cakkā ghūm rahā thā. ― The wheel was spinning.
- any flat round object
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चक्का cakkā |
चक्के cakke |
| oblique | चक्के cakke |
चक्कों cakkõ |
| vocative | चक्के cakke |
चक्को cakko |
Derived terms
- चक्काजाम (cakkājām)
Descendants
- → Nepali: चक्का (cakkā)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चक्का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चक्का”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi चक्का (cakkā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sʌk̚kä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: चक्का
Noun
चक्का • (cakkā)
Derived terms
- चक्काजाम (cakkājām)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “चक्का”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 163