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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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Declension of चोखा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct चोखा
cokhā 		चोखे
cokhe 		चोखी
cokhī 		चोखी
cokhī
oblique चोखे
cokhe 		चोखे
cokhe 		चोखी
cokhī 		चोखी
cokhī
vocative चोखे
cokhe 		चोखे
cokhe 		चोखी
cokhī 		चोखी
cokhī

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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