छोकरा

See also: छोकरी

Hindi

Alternative forms

• छोहरा (chohrā) — regional, Western Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀭 (*chokka-ra). Related to छोरा (chorā) and dialectal छोहरा (chohrā). Cognate with Bengali ছোকরা (chōkra) and Gujarati છોકરો (chokro).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰoːk.ɾɑː/, [t͡ʃʰoːk.ɾäː]

Noun

छोकरा • (chokrā) m (feminine छोकरी)

1. dude
2. lad, laddie
3. chap
4. (slang) young boy

Declension

Declension of छोकरा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छोकरा chokrā	छोकरे chokre
oblique	छोकरे chokre	छोकरों chokrõ
vocative	छोकरे chokre	छोकरो chokro

Descendants

• → English: chokra

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chōkara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press