छक्का
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀓𑁆𑀓 (chakka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit षट्क (ṣáṭka). Compare Punjabi ਛੱਕਾ (chakkā) and the other playing card numbers. *chākā would be the expected reflex in Hindi. Cognate with Gujarati ચક્કો (cakko).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰək.kɑː/, [t͡ʃʰɐk̚.käː]
Noun
छक्का • (chakkā) m (Urdu spelling چھکا)
- any set of six
- (cricket) sixer
- (card games) a six
- (dice games) a six
- (slang, vulgar, derogatory) a eunuch
- (slang, vulgar, derogatory) a transgender person
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | छक्का chakkā |
छक्के chakke |
| oblique | छक्के chakke |
छक्कों chakkõ |
| vocative | छक्के chakke |
छक्को chakko |
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) |
Descendants
- → Nepali: छक्का (chakkā)
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi छक्का (chakkā). Doublet of छकडा (chakaḍā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [t͡sʰʌk̚kä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: छक्का
Noun
छक्का • (chakkā) m
- any set of six
- (cricket) sixer
- (dice games) a six
- (card games) a six
- (colloquial, derogatory) a male homosexual
- (colloquial, derogatory) a sissy
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) “छक्का”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 189