चाक

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑːk/, [t͡ʃäːk]

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cakka), from Sanskrit चक्र (cákra, “wheel”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćakrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”). Cognate with Marathi चाक (cāk). Doublet of चक्कर (cakkar), चक्र (cakra), and चरख़ा (carxā).

Noun

चाक • (cāk) m (Urdu spelling چاک)

1. wheel

   Synonym: चक्र (cakra)

Declension

Declension of चाक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चाक cāk	चाक cāk
oblique	चाक cāk	चाकों cākõ
vocative	चाक cāk	चाको cāko

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English chalk.

Noun

चाक • (cāk) m (Urdu spelling چاک)

1. chalk

   Synonym: खड़िया (khaṛiyā)

Declension

Declension of चाक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चाक cāk	चाक cāk
oblique	चाक cāk	चाकों cākõ
vocative	चाक cāk	चाको cāko

Konkani

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cakka), from Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá, “wheel”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćakrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sɑːk/

Noun

चाक • (cāk) (Latin script chak, Kannada script ಚಾಕ್)

1. wheel

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘰𑘎 (cāka), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cakka), from Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćakrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (“circle, wheel”). Doublet of चक्कर (cakkar), चक्र (cakra), and चरखा (carkhā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sak/

Noun

चाक • (cāk) n

1. wheel

Declension

Declension of चाक (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	चाक cāk
direct plural	चाके, चाकं cāke, cāka
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	चाक cāk		चाके, चाकं cāke, cāka
oblique सामान्यरूप	चाका cākā		चाकां- cākān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	चाकाला cākālā		चाकांना cākānnā
ergative	चाकाने, चाकानं cākāne, cākāna		चाकांनी cākānnī
instrumental	चाकाशी cākāśī		चाकांशी cākānśī
locative सप्तमी	चाकात cākāt		चाकांत cākāt
vocative संबोधन	चाका cākā		चाकांनो cākānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of चाक (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	चाकाचा cākāċā	चाकाचे cākāċe	चाकाची cākācī	चाकाच्या cākācā	चाकाचे, चाकाचं cākāċe, cākāċa	चाकाची cākācī	चाकाच्या cākācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	चाकांचा cākānċā	चाकांचे cākānċe	चाकांची cākāñcī	चाकांच्या cākāncā	चाकांचे, चाकांचं cākānċe, cākānċa	चाकांची cākāñcī	चाकांच्या cākāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “चाक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चाक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “चाक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cakrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Old Marathi

Noun

चाक (cāka) n

1. Devanagari form of 𑘓𑘰𑘎 (cāka)