चोखा

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See also: चोख

Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔 (cokkha), perhaps borrowed from Dravidian (compare Tamil சொகுசு (cokucu, luxury)).[1][2] Also back-formed into Sanskrit चोक्ष (cokṣa). Cognate with Punjabi ਚੋਖਾ (cokhā) / چوکھا (cokhā), Nepali चोखो (cokho), Gujarati ચોખલું (cokhlũ), Marathi चोख (cokh), Konkani चोखें (cokhẽ), Bengali চোখা (cōkha), Odia ଚୋଖ (cokha), Kannada ಚೊಕ್ಕ (cokka) (an Indo-Aryan borrowing).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃoː.kʰɑː/, [t͡ʃoː.kʰäː]

Adjective

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चोखा (cokhā) (Urdu spelling چوکھا)

  1. pure, true, real, genuine
    Synonyms: शुद्ध (śuddh), ख़ालिस (xālis)
    यह बिल्कुल चोखा सोना है।
    yah bilkul cokhā sonā hai.
    This is definitely pure gold.
  2. good, excellent
    Synonyms: अच्छा (acchā), बढ़िया (baṛhiyā)
  3. sincere
  4. sharp, sharpened
    Synonym: तीक्ष्ण (tīkṣṇa)
  5. pungent, strong
    Synonyms: तीखा (tīkhā), तेज़ (tez)

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōkṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cokucu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Further reading

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