چھلکا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*chilla).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰɪl.kɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

چھِلْکا • (chilkā) m (Hindi spelling छिलका)

1. skin, peel, husk
2. shell, crust, bark

References

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