छक्का
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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀓𑁆𑀓 (chakka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit षट्क (ṣáṭka), but influenced by Northwestern Indo-Aryan, for which compare Punjabi ਛੱਕਾ (chakkā) and the other playing card numbers. *chākā would be the expected reflex in Hindi. Cognate with Nepali छक्का (chakkā).
Pronunciation
Noun
छक्का • (chakkā) m (Urdu spelling چھکا)
- any set of six
- (cricket) sixer
- (card games) a six
- (dice games) a six
- (slang, vulgar, derogatory) a eunuch
- (slang, vulgar, derogatory) a transgender person
Declension
Declension of छक्का (masc ā-stem)
Coordinate terms
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| इक्का (ikkā) | दुक्की (dukkī) | तिक्की (tikkī) | चौका (caukā) | पंजा (pañjā) | छक्का (chakkā) | सत्ता (sattā) |
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| अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) | नहला (nahlā) | दहला (dahlā) | ग़ुलाम (ġulām) | बेगम (begam) | बादशाह (bādśāh) | जोकर (jokar) |
Nepali
Pronunciation
Noun
छक्का • (chakkā) m
- (colloquial, derogatory) a male homosexual
- (colloquial, derogatory) a sissy
- any set of six
- (cricket) sixer
- (dice games) a six
- (card games) a six
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| एक्का (ekkā) | दुक्का (dukkā) | तिक्का (tikkā) | चौका (caukā) | पन्जा (panjā), पंजा (pañjā) | छक्का (chakkā) | सत्ता (sattā) |
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| अट्ठा (aṭṭhā) | नहल (nahal) | दहल (dahal) | गुलाम (gulām) | मिस्सी (missī), रानी (rānī) | बादशाह (bādśāha) | जोकर (jokar) |