चौक
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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cadukka), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka). Cognate with Bengali চক (cok), Punjabi ਚੌਕ (cauk), Nepali चोक (cok), Gujarati ચોક (cok), Odia ଚଉକ (cauka). Doublet of चतुष्क (catuṣk).
Pronunciation
Noun
चौक • (cauk) m (Urdu spelling چوک)
Declension
Declension of चौक (masc cons-stem)
Descendants
- → English: chowk
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “चौक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “catuṣka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘼𑘎 (cauka), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓 (caükka), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka).
Pronunciation
Noun
चौक • (ċauk) m
Declension
| Declension of चौक (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
चौक ċauk | ||
| direct plural |
चौक ċauk | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
चौक ċauk |
चौक ċauk | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
चौका ċaukā |
चौकां- ċaukān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
चौकाला ċaukālā |
चौकांना ċaukānnā | |
| ergative | चौकाने, चौकानं ċaukāne, ċaukāna |
चौकांनी ċaukānnī | |
| instrumental | चौकाशी ċaukāśī |
चौकांशी ċaukānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
चौकात ċaukāt |
चौकांत ċaukāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
चौका ċaukā |
चौकांनो ċaukānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of चौक (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
चौकाचा ċaukāċā |
चौकाचे ċaukāċe |
चौकाची ċaukācī |
चौकाच्या ċaukācā |
चौकाचे, चौकाचं ċaukāċe, ċaukāċa |
चौकाची ċaukācī |
चौकाच्या ċaukācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
चौकांचा ċaukānċā |
चौकांचे ċaukānċe |
चौकांची ċaukāñcī |
चौकांच्या ċaukāncā |
चौकांचे, चौकांचं ċaukānċe, ċaukānċa |
चौकांची ċaukāñcī |
चौकांच्या ċaukāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “चौक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चौक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “catuṣka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Old Marathi
Noun
चौक (cauka) m
- Devanagari form of 𑘓𑘼𑘎 (cauka)