چوکا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓 (caükka), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔː.kɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

چَوکا • (caukā) m (Hindi spelling चौका)

1. any set of fours
   1. (cricket) four
   2. (card games) a four
   3. (dice games) a four

Declension

Declension of چوکا
	singular	plural
direct	چَوکا (caukā)	چَوکے (cauke)
oblique	چَوکے (cauke)	چَوکوں (caukõ)
vocative	چَوکے (cauke)	چَوکو (cauko)

See also

Playing cards in Urdu · تاش (tāś) (layout · text)
اِکّا (ikkā)	دُکّا (dukkā)	تِکّا (tikkā)	چَوکا (caukā)	پَن٘جا (pañjā)	چَھکّا (chakkā)	سَتّا (sattā)
اَٹّھا (aṭṭhā)	نَہْلا (nahlā)	دَہْلا (dahlā)	غُلام (ġulām)	بیگَم (begam)	بادْشاہ (bādśāh)	جوکَر (jokar)

References

• “چوکا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “چوکا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “چوکا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.