नौका

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नौका (naukā).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɔː.kɑː/, [nɔː.käː]
Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

नौका • (naukā) f (Urdu spelling نوکا)

boat
Synonyms: नाव (nāv), जहाज़ (jahāz)
(chess) castle or rook

Declension

Declension of *नौका* (fem ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	नौका naukā	नौकाएँ naukāẽ
oblique	नौका naukā	नौकाओं naukāõ
vocative	नौका naukā	नौकाओ naukāo

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

নৌকা (Assamese script)
ᬦᭁᬓᬵ (Balinese script)
নৌকা (Bengali script)
𑰡𑰻𑰎𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀦𑁅𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
နော်ကာ (Burmese script)
નૌકા (Gujarati script)
ਨੌਕਾ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌨𑍌𑌕𑌾 (Grantha script)
ꦤꦻꦴꦏꦴ (Javanese script)
𑂢𑂸𑂍𑂰 (Kaithi script)
ನೌಕಾ (Kannada script)
នៅកា (Khmer script)
ເນົາກາ (Lao script)
നൗകാ (Malayalam script)
ᠨᠣᠣᡬᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
𑘡𑘼𑘎𑘰 (Modi script)
ᠨᠣᠧᠸᠠᢉᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧁𑧝𑦮𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
𑐣𑑁𑐎𑐵 (Newa script)
ନୌକା (Odia script)
ꢥꣃꢒꢵ (Saurashtra script)
𑆤𑆿𑆑𑆳 (Sharada script)
𑖡𑖻𑖎𑖯 (Siddham script)
නෞකා (Sinhalese script)
𑩯𑩘𑩜𑩛 (Soyombo script)
𑚝𑚵𑚊𑚭 (Takri script)
நௌகா (Tamil script)
నౌకా (Telugu script)
เนากา (Thai script)
ནཽ་ཀཱ (Tibetan script)
𑒢𑒾𑒏𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
𑨝𑨈𑨋𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Diminutive of नौ (nau, “ship”).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /nɑːw.kɑː/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /n̪ɑw.kɑː/

Noun

नौका • (naukā) stem, f

a boat or a small ship
the rook or castle (in the game caturājī)

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of नौका
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	नौका (naukā)	नौके (nauke)	नौकाः (naukāḥ)
accusative	नौकाम् (naukām)	नौके (nauke)	नौकाः (naukāḥ)
instrumental	नौकया (naukayā) नौका¹ (naukā¹)	नौकाभ्याम् (naukābhyām)	नौकाभिः (naukābhiḥ)
dative	नौकायै (naukāyai)	नौकाभ्याम् (naukābhyām)	नौकाभ्यः (naukābhyaḥ)
ablative	नौकायाः (naukāyāḥ) नौकायै² (naukāyai²)	नौकाभ्याम् (naukābhyām)	नौकाभ्यः (naukābhyaḥ)
genitive	नौकायाः (naukāyāḥ) नौकायै² (naukāyai²)	नौकयोः (naukayoḥ)	नौकानाम् (naukānām)
locative	नौकायाम् (naukāyām)	नौकयोः (naukayoḥ)	नौकासु (naukāsu)
vocative	नौके (nauke)	नौके (nauke)	नौकाः (naukāḥ)

¹Vedic
²Brāhmaṇas

Derived terms

नौकादण्ड (naukādaṇḍa)
नौकासन (naukāsana)

References

Monier Williams (1899) “नौका”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 571.