ચોખા

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔 (cokkha), perhaps borrowed from Dravidian (compare Tamil சொகுசு (cokucu, “luxury”)).^[1]^[2] Doublet of ચોખ (cokh, “clean”). Cognate with Kachchi ચૌખા (caukhā) and Sindhi چوکو / चोखो (cokho)

Pronunciation

(Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃo.kʰɑ/
Rhymes: -ɑ

Noun

ચોખા • (cokhā) m pl

uncooked rice
Synonyms: તંડુલ (taṇḍul), ચાવળ (cāvaḷ)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōkṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cokucu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōkṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[2] Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cokucu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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