Probably borrowed from the Dravidian word for "bark (of a tree)"; compare Tamil சொலி (coli, “bark of a tree; the inner fibrous covering of bamboo”), Malayalam തൊലി (toli, “skin, peel, bark”). However, the discrepancy between the "l" and the "ḍ" between the Dravidian and Indo-Aryan forms is difficult to explain.
चोलक • (colaka) stem, m
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | चोलकः (colakaḥ) | चोलकौ (colakau) चोलका¹ (colakā¹) |
चोलकाः (colakāḥ) चोलकासः¹ (colakāsaḥ¹) |
| vocative | चोलक (colaka) | चोलकौ (colakau) चोलका¹ (colakā¹) |
चोलकाः (colakāḥ) चोलकासः¹ (colakāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | चोलकम् (colakam) | चोलकौ (colakau) चोलका¹ (colakā¹) |
चोलकान् (colakān) |
| instrumental | चोलकेन (colakena) | चोलकाभ्याम् (colakābhyām) | चोलकैः (colakaiḥ) चोलकेभिः¹ (colakebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | चोलकाय (colakāya) | चोलकाभ्याम् (colakābhyām) | चोलकेभ्यः (colakebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | चोलकात् (colakāt) | चोलकाभ्याम् (colakābhyām) | चोलकेभ्यः (colakebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | चोलकस्य (colakasya) | चोलकयोः (colakayoḥ) | चोलकानाम् (colakānām) |
| locative | चोलके (colake) | चोलकयोः (colakayoḥ) | चोलकेषु (colakeṣu) |
चोलक • (colaka) stem, n
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | चोलकम् (colakam) | चोलके (colake) | चोलकानि (colakāni) चोलका¹ (colakā¹) |
| vocative | चोलक (colaka) | चोलके (colake) | चोलकानि (colakāni) चोलका¹ (colakā¹) |
| accusative | चोलकम् (colakam) | चोलके (colake) | चोलकानि (colakāni) चोलका¹ (colakā¹) |
| instrumental | चोलकेन (colakena) | चोलकाभ्याम् (colakābhyām) | चोलकैः (colakaiḥ) चोलकेभिः¹ (colakebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | चोलकाय (colakāya) | चोलकाभ्याम् (colakābhyām) | चोलकेभ्यः (colakebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | चोलकात् (colakāt) | चोलकाभ्याम् (colakābhyām) | चोलकेभ्यः (colakebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | चोलकस्य (colakasya) | चोलकयोः (colakayoḥ) | चोलकानाम् (colakānām) |
| locative | चोलके (colake) | चोलकयोः (colakayoḥ) | चोलकेषु (colakeṣu) |