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Hindi
Etymology
Feminine form of चौक (cauk), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka).
Pronunciation
Noun
चौकी • (caukī) f (Urdu spelling چَوکی)
- stool, bench; dais, platform
- kneading-board
- post, guard
- police station (where one would find a chaukidar)
(Can we date this quote?), हरिशंकर परसाई [hariśaṅkar parsāī], दस दिन का अनशन [das din kā anśan]:रात को हमने पुलिस चौकी पर पत्थर फिंकवा दिए. इसका अच्छा असर हुआ.- rāt ko hamne pulis caukī par patthar phiṅkvā die. iskā acchā asar huā.
- At night we pelted the police station with rocks. This had the right effect.
Declension
Declension of चौकी (fem ī-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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चौकी
caukī
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चौकियाँ
caukiyā̃
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| oblique
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चौकी
caukī
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चौकियों
caukiyõ
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| vocative
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चौकी
caukī
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चौकियो
caukiyo
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Descendants