चौक

Hindi

Etymology

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

Noun

चौक • (cauk) m (Urdu spelling چوک‎)

  1. plaza, square; chowk
  2. intersection

Descendants

Further reading

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “चौक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “catuṣka (4629)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘓𑘼𑘎 (cauka), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓 (caükka), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka).

Noun

चौक • (ċauk) m

  1. plaza, square; chowk
  2. intersection

Further reading

  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “चौक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (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 (4629)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Old Marathi

Noun

चौक (cauka) m

  1. Devanagari form of 𑘓𑘼𑘎 (cauka)
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