चौकी
Hindi
Etymology
Feminine form of चौक (cauk), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka).
Pronunciation
Noun
चौकी • (caukī) f
- stool, bench; dais, platform
- a kneading-board
- post, guard
- 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.
- a police station (where one would find a chaukidar)
Declension
Descendants
- Mauritian Creole: chawki