चौक

See also: चाकू, चेक, चक, चैक, चाक़ू, चूंकि, चूक, and चोक

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀤𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (cadukka), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka). Cognate with Bengali চক (cok), Punjabi ਚੌਕ (cauk), Nepali चोक (cok), Gujarati ચોક (cok), Odia ଚଉକ (cauka). Doublet of चतुष्क (catuṣk).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔːk/

Noun

चौक • (cauk) m (Urdu spelling چوک)

1. plaza, square; chowk
2. intersection

Declension

Declension of चौक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चौक cauk	चौक cauk
oblique	चौक cauk	चौकों caukõ
vocative	चौक cauk	चौको cauko

Descendants

• → English: chowk

Further reading

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “चौक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “catuṣka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘼𑘎 (cauka), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀓𑁆𑀓 (caükka), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡səuk/, [t͡səuːk]

Noun

चौक • (ċauk) m

1. plaza, square; chowk
2. intersection

Declension

Declension of चौक (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	चौक ċauk
direct plural	चौक ċauk
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	चौक ċauk		चौक ċauk
oblique सामान्यरूप	चौका ċaukā		चौकां- ċaukān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	चौकाला ċaukālā		चौकांना ċaukānnā
ergative	चौकाने, चौकानं ċaukāne, ċaukāna		चौकांनी ċaukānnī
instrumental	चौकाशी ċaukāśī		चौकांशी ċaukānśī
locative सप्तमी	चौकात ċaukāt		चौकांत ċaukāt
vocative संबोधन	चौका ċaukā		चौकांनो ċaukānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of चौक (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	चौकाचा ċaukāċā	चौकाचे ċaukāċe	चौकाची ċaukācī	चौकाच्या ċaukācā	चौकाचे, चौकाचं ċaukāċe, ċaukāċa	चौकाची ċaukācī	चौकाच्या ċaukācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	चौकांचा ċaukānċā	चौकांचे ċaukānċe	चौकांची ċaukāñcī	चौकांच्या ċaukāncā	चौकांचे, चौकांचं ċaukānċe, ċaukānċa	चौकांची ċaukāñcī	चौकांच्या ċaukāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चौक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चौक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “catuṣka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Old Marathi

Noun

चौक (cauka) m

1. Devanagari form of 𑘓𑘼𑘎 (cauka)