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 (côuka), Assamese চৌকা (souka). Equivalent to चौक (cauk) +‎ -आ (-ā).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔː.kɑː/, [t͡ʃɔː.käː]

Noun

चौका • (caukā) m (Urdu spelling چوکا)

  1. set of four
    1. (cricket) a four
    2. (card games) a four
  2. square slab (of some stone)
  3. square, courtyard (central area in a house for certain activities)

Declension
Declension of चौका (masc ā-stem)
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) बेगम (begam) बादशाह (bādśāh) जोकर (jokar)

References

Nepali

Pronunciation

IPA(key): [t͡sʌu̯kä]

Noun

चौका • (caukā)

  1. set of four
    1. (card games) a four
    2. (cricket) a four

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)
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