catukka

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀘𑀢𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• चतुक्क (Devanagari script)
• চতুক্ক (Bengali script)
• චතුක‍්ක (Sinhalese script)
• စတုက္က or ၸတုၵ္ၵ or ၸတုၵ်ၵ (Burmese script)
• จตุกฺก or จะตุกกะ (Thai script)
• ᨧᨲᩩᨠ᩠ᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ຈຕຸກ຺ກ or ຈະຕຸກກະ (Lao script)
• ចតុក្ក (Khmer script)
• 𑄌𑄖𑄪𑄇𑄴𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀘𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cadukka), 𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓 (caükka).

Noun

catukka n

1. tetrad, foursome (set of four)
2. square; junction of four roads

Declension

Declension table of "catukka" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	catukkaṃ	catukkāni
Accusative (second)	catukkaṃ	catukkāni
Instrumental (third)	catukkena	catukkehi or catukkebhi
Dative (fourth)	catukkassa or catukkāya or catukkatthaṃ	catukkānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	catukkasmā or catukkamhā or catukkā	catukkehi or catukkebhi
Genitive (sixth)	catukkassa	catukkānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	catukkasmiṃ or catukkamhi or catukke	catukkesu
Vocative (calling)	catukka	catukkāni

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “catukka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 260
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “catukka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 251