चौखट
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀻 (caükkaṭṭhī, “doorframe”) or a related term (with possible metathesis of the aspiration), from Sanskrit *चतुष्काष्ठ (*catuṣkāṣṭha, “rectangular frame”), from चतुर् (catur, “four”) + काष्ठ (kāṣṭha, “wood, timber”). Compare Gujarati ચોકઠું (cokṭhũ), Marathi चौकट (caukaṭ), Punjabi ਚੁਗਾਠ (cugāṭh) / چُگاٹھ (cugāṭh), ਚੌਖਟ (caukhaṭ) / چَوکھٹ (caukhṭ), ਚੌਖਟਾ (caukhṭā) / چَوکھٹا (caukhṭā), Nepali चौखुट (caukhuṭ), Maithili चौकठि (caukᵊṭhɨ) / 𑒔𑒾𑒏𑒜𑒱 (caukaḍhi), Odia ଚୌକାଠ (caukāṭha), Bengali চৌকাঠ (cōukaṭh), Assamese চৌকাঠ (soukath).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔː.kʰəʈ/, [t͡ʃɔː.kʰɐʈ]
Noun
[edit]चौखट • (caukhaṭ) f (Urdu spelling چَوکَھٹ)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | चौखट caukhaṭ |
चौखटें caukhaṭẽ |
| oblique | चौखट caukhaṭ |
चौखटों caukhaṭõ |
| vocative | चौखट caukhaṭ |
चौखटो caukhaṭo |
Related terms
[edit]- चौखटा (caukhṭā, “frame”)
Descendants
[edit]- English: chowkat
References
[edit]- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “catuṣkāṣṭha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चौखट”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “चौखट”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1594
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “चौखट”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 206.