चौकी

Hindi

Etymology

Feminine form of चौक (cauk), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔː.kiː/

Noun

चौकी • (caukī) f

1. stool, bench; dais, platform
2. a kneading-board
3. post, guard
   1. a police station (where one would find a chaukidar)
      • (Can we date this quote?), हरिशंकर परसाई, दस दिन का अनशन:

        रात को हमने पुलिस चौकी पर पत्थर फिंकवा दिए. इसका अच्छा असर हुआ.

        rāt ko hamne pulis caukī par patthar phiṅkvā die. iskā acchā asar huā.

        At night we pelted the police station with rocks. This had the right effect.

Descendants

• Mauritian Creole: chawki