چکڑ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चिक्क (cikka).

Noun

چِکّڑ (cikkaṛ) (Gurmukhi ਚਿੱਕੜ)

1. mud

References

• “چکڑ”, in Kalam Baba Farid, Bait (or page) 4, 12th Century.

Punjabi

Etymology

First attested as Old Punjabi چِکّڑ (cikkaṛ), itself inherited from Sanskrit चिक्क (cikka). Compare Hindustani چِیکَٹ (cīkaṭ) / चीकट (cīkaṭ), Sindhi چِڪَڙُ / चिकड़ु, Gujarati ચીક (cīk), Marathi चीक (cīk).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɪkː.əɽə̆/

Noun

چِکَّڑ • (cikkaṛ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਿੱਕੜ)

1. mud, dirt
2. mire
3. sludge, slime

Declension

Declension of چکڑ
dir. sg.	چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ)
dir. pl.	چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ)
	singular	plural
direct	چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ)	چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ)
oblique	چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ)	چِکَّڑاں (cikkaṛāṉ)
vocative	چِکَّڑا (cikkaṛā)	چِکَّڑو (cikkaṛo)
ablative	چِکَّڑوں (cikkaṛoṉ)	چِکَّڑاں (cikkaṛāṉ)
locative	چِکَّڑے (cikkaṛe)	چِکَّڑِیں (cikkaṛīṉ)
instrumental	چِکَّڑوں (cikkaṛoṉ)	–

References

• “چکڑ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چِکّڑ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cikka²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press