چوکیدار

Urdu

Etymology

چوکی (čaukī, “plaza, chowk”) +‎ ـدار (-dār)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔː.kiː.d̪ɑːɾ/

Noun

چَوکِیدار • (čaukīdār) m (Hindi spelling चौकीदार)

1. watchman, chaukidar
2. guard, security guard

References

• “چوکیدار”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “چوکیدار”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.