چوک

Malay

Noun

چوک (plural چوک-چوک or چوک۲‎, informal 1st possessive چوککو‎, 2nd possessive چوکمو‎, 3rd possessive چوکڽ‎)

  1. Jawi spelling of cuka

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cadukka), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka). Cognate with Punjabi چَوک‎ (cauk) / ਚੌਕ (cauk), Nepali चोक (cok), Gujarati ચોક (cok), Oriya ଚଉକ (côukô).

Pronunciation

Noun

چَوک • (cauk) m (Hindi spelling चौक)

  1. square; chowk
  2. crossroad, intersection
  3. courtyard

Declension
Declension of چوک
singular plural
direct چوک‎ (cauk) چوک‎ (cauk)
oblique چوک‎ (cauk) چوکوں‎ (caukō̃)
vocative چوک‎ (cauk) چوکو‎ (caukō)

Descendants
  • → English: chowk

References
  • “چوک”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
  • “چوک”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English] (in English), Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.
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