चौकस

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Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From चौ- (cau-, “four”) +‎ कसना (kasnā, “to tighten”), meaning "secure from all four sides".

Pronunciation[edit]

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔː.kəs/, [t͡ʃɔː.kɐs]

Adjective[edit]

चौकस • (caukas) (indeclinable)

safe, secure
fine, proper, of good quality

References[edit]

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चौकस”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

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