چوک

چوک

Malay

Noun

چوک (plural چوک-چوک or چوک۲‎, informal 1st possessive چوککو‎, 2nd possessive چوکمو‎, 3rd possessive چوکڽ‎)

1. Jawi spelling of cuka

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Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cadukka), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka). Cognate with Punjabi چَوک‎ (cauk) / ਚੌਕ (cauk), Nepali चोक (cok), Gujarati ચોક (cok), Oriya ଚଉକ (côukô).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔːk/
• Rhymes: -ɔːk

Noun

چَوک • (cauk) m (Hindi spelling चौक)

1. square; chowk
2. crossroad, intersection
3. courtyard

Declension

Declension of چوک
	singular	plural
direct	چوک‎ (cauk)	چوک‎ (cauk)
oblique	چوک‎ (cauk)	چوکوں‎ (caukō̃)
vocative	چوک‎ (cauk)	چوکو‎ (caukō)

Descendants

• → English: chowk

References

• “چوک”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “چوک”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.