छक्का

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀓𑁆𑀓 (chakka) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit षट्क (ṣáṭka). Compare Punjabi ਛੱਕਾ (chakkā) and the other playing card numbers. *chākā would be the expected reflex in Hindi. Cognate with Gujarati ચક્કો (cakko).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰək.kɑː/, [t͡ʃʰɐk̚.käː]

Noun

छक्का • (chakkā) m (Urdu spelling چھکا)

1. any set of six
   1. (cricket) sixer
   2. (card games) a six
   3. (dice games) a six
2. (slang, vulgar, derogatory) a eunuch
3. (slang, vulgar, derogatory) a transgender person

Declension

Declension of छक्का (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छक्का chakkā	छक्के chakke
oblique	छक्के chakke	छक्कों chakkõ
vocative	छक्के chakke	छक्को chakko

Coordinate terms

Playing cards in Hindi · ताश (tāś) (layout · text)
इक्का (ikkā)	दुक्की (dukkī)	तिक्की (tikkī)	चौका (caukā)	पंजा (pañjā)	छक्का (chakkā)	सत्ता (sattā)
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā)	नहला (nahlā)	दहला (dahlā)	ग़ुलाम (ġulām)	रानी (rānī) बेगम (begam)	राजा (rājā) बादशाह (bādśāh)	जोकर (jokar)

Descendants

• → Nepali: छक्का (chakkā)

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi छक्का (chakkā). Doublet of छकडा (chakaḍā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sʰʌk̚kä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: छक्का

Noun

छक्का • (chakkā) m

1. any set of six
   1. (cricket) sixer
   2. (dice games) a six
   3. (card games) a six
2. (colloquial, derogatory) a male homosexual
3. (colloquial, derogatory) a sissy

Coordinate terms

Playing cards in Nepali · तास (tās) (layout · text)
एक्का (ekkā)	दुक्का (dukkā)	तिक्का (tikkā)	चौका (caukā)	पन्जा (panjā), पंजा (pañjā)	छक्का (chakkā)	सत्ता (sattā)
अट्ठा (aṭṭhā)	नहल (nahal)	दहल (dahal)	गुलाम (gulām)	मिस्सी (missī), रानी (rānī)	बादशाह (bādśāha)	जोकर (jokar)

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931), “छक्का”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner, page 189