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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘼𑘎𑘘𑘲 (caukaṭī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀻 (caükkaṭṭī). Compare Gujarati ચોકઠું (cokṭhũ), Hindustani چَوکَھٹ (caukhaṭ) / चौखट (caukhaṭ), Punjabi ਚੁਗਾਠ (cugāṭh) / چُگاٹھ (cugāṭh), ਚੌਖਟ (caukhaṭ) / چَوکھٹ (caukhṭ), ਚੌਖਟਾ (caukhṭā) / چَوکھٹا (caukhṭā), Nepali चौखुट (caukhuṭ), Maithili चौकठि (caukᵊṭhɨ) / 𑒔𑒾𑒏𑒜𑒱 (caukaḍhi), Odia ଚୌକାଠ (caukāṭha), Bengali চৌকাঠ (cōukaṭh), Assamese চৌকাঠ (soukath).
Pronunciation
Noun
चौकट • (caukaṭ) f
- frame (as of a door, window, picture)
- (card games) diamonds
See also
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चौकट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चौकट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “चौकट”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*catuṣkāṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press