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
| Masculine a-stem declension of चोलक (colaka) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | चोलकः colakaḥ |
चोलकौ / चोलका¹ colakau / colakā¹ |
चोलकाः / चोलकासः¹ colakāḥ / colakāsaḥ¹ |
| Vocative | चोलक colaka |
चोलकौ / चोलका¹ colakau / colakā¹ |
चोलकाः / चोलकासः¹ colakāḥ / colakāsaḥ¹ |
| Accusative | चोलकम् colakam |
चोलकौ / चोलका¹ colakau / colakā¹ |
चोलकान् colakān |
| Instrumental | चोलकेन colakena |
चोलकाभ्याम् colakābhyām |
चोलकैः / चोलकेभिः¹ colakaiḥ / 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 |
| Notes |
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चोलक • (colaka) stem, n
| Neuter a-stem declension of चोलक (colaka) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | चोलकम् colakam |
चोलके colake |
चोलकानि / चोलका¹ colakāni / colakā¹ |
| Vocative | चोलक colaka |
चोलके colake |
चोलकानि / चोलका¹ colakāni / colakā¹ |
| Accusative | चोलकम् colakam |
चोलके colake |
चोलकानि / चोलका¹ colakāni / colakā¹ |
| Instrumental | चोलकेन colakena |
चोलकाभ्याम् colakābhyām |
चोलकैः / चोलकेभिः¹ colakaiḥ / 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 |
| Notes |
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