चौका
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cadukka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka). Cognate with Nepali चौको (cauko), Bhojpuri 𑂒𑂸𑂍𑂰 (caukā), Gujarati ચોકો (coko), Marathi चौका (caukā), Odia ଚୌକା (caukā), Assamese চৌকা (souka). Equivalent to चौक (cauk) + -आ (-ā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔː.kɑː/, [t͡ʃɔː.käː]
Noun
चौका • (caukā) m (Urdu spelling چوکا)
- set of four
- (cricket) a four
- (card games) a four
- square slab (of some stone)
- square, courtyard (central area in a house for certain activities)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चौका caukā |
चौके cauke |
| oblique | चौके cauke |
चौकों caukõ |
| vocative | चौके cauke |
चौको cauko |
Coordinate terms
| Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| इक्का (ikkā) | दुक्की (dukkī) | तिक्की (tikkī) | चौका (caukā) | पंजा (pañjā) | छक्का (chakkā) | सत्ता (sattā) |
| अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) | नहला (nahlā) | दहला (dahlā) | ग़ुलाम (ġulām) | रानी (rānī) बेगम (begam) |
राजा (rājā) बादशाह (bādśāh) |
जोकर (jokar) |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चौका”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi चौका (caukā). Doublet of चौको (cauko).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [t͡sʌu̯kä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: चौका
Noun
चौका • (caukā)
Coordinate terms
| Playing cards in Nepali · तास (tās) (layout · text) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| एक्का (ekkā) | दुक्का (dukkā) | तिक्का (tikkā) | चौका (caukā) | पन्जा (panjā), पंजा (pañjā) | छक्का (chakkā) | सत्ता (sattā) |
| अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) | नहल (nahal) | दहल (dahal) | गुलाम (gulām) | मिस्सी (missī), रानी (rānī) | बादशाह (bādśāha) | जोकर (jokar) |
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “चौका”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 186