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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔 (cokkha), perhaps borrowed from Dravidian (compare Tamil சொகுசு (cokucu, “luxury”)).[1][2] Also back-formed into Sanskrit चोक्ष (cokṣa). Cognate with Punjabi ਚੋਖਾ (cokhā) / چوکھا (cokhā), Nepali चोखो (cokho), Gujarati ચોખલું (cokhlũ), Marathi चोख (cokh), Konkani चोखें (cokhẽ), Bengali চোখা (cōkha), Odia ଚୋଖ (cokha), Kannada ಚೊಕ್ಕ (cokka) (an Indo-Aryan borrowing).
Pronunciation
Adjective
चोखा • (cokhā) (Urdu spelling چوکھا)
- pure, true, real, genuine
- Synonyms: शुद्ध (śuddh), ख़ालिस (xālis)
यह बिल्कुल चोखा सोना है।- yah bilkul cokhā sonā hai.
- This is definitely pure gold.
- good, excellent
- Synonyms: अच्छा (acchā), बढ़िया (baṛhiyā)
- sincere
- sharp, sharpened
- Synonym: तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa)
- pungent, strong
- Synonyms: तीखा (tīkhā), तेज़ (tez)
Declension
Declension of चोखा (ā-stem)
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.
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