चक्का

चक्का

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cakka), from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćakrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃək.kɑː/

Noun

चक्का • (cakkā) m (Urdu spelling چککا‎)

1. wheel
2. tyre

   साइकिल के चक्के टूट गए। ― sāikil ke cakke ṭūṭ gae. ― The wheels of the cycle broke.

   चक्का घूम रहा था। ― cakkā ghūm rahā thā. ― The wheel was spinning.

3. any flat round object

Declension

Declension of चक्का
	Singular	Plural
Direct	चक्का (cakkā)	चक्के (cakke)
Oblique	चक्के (cakke)	चक्कों (cakkõ)
Vocative	चक्के (cakke)	चक्को (cakko)

Derived terms

• चक्काजाम (cakkājām)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चक्का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Syamasundara Dasa (1965–1975), “चक्का”, in Hindi Sabdasagara [Comprehensive Hindi Dictionary] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha.