چوکا
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Urdu
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓 (caükka), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔː.kɑː/
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Noun
چَوکا • (caukā) m (Hindi spelling चौका)
- any set of fours
- (cricket) four
- (card games) a four
- (dice games) a four
Declension
| Declension of چوکا | ||||||||
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| direct | چَوکا (caukā) | چَوکے (cauke) | ||||||
| oblique | چَوکے (cauke) | چَوکوں (caukõ) | ||||||
| vocative | چَوکے (cauke) | چَوکو (cauko) | ||||||
See also
| Playing cards in Urdu · تاش (tāś) (layout · text) | ||||||
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| اِکّا (ikkā) | دُکّا (dukkā) | تِکّا (tikkā) | چَوکا (caukā) | پَن٘جا (pañjā) | چَھکّا (chakkā) | سَتّا (sattā) |
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| اَٹّھا (aṭṭhā) | نَہْلا (nahlā) | دَہْلا (dahlā) | غُلام (ġulām) | بیگَم (begam) | بادْشاہ (bādśāh) | جوکَر (jokar) |
References
- “چوکا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “چوکا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “چوکا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.