ਛੋਕਰਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀙𑁄𑀓 (*choka). Cognate to Hindi छोकरा (chokrā) and Bengali ছোকরা (chōkra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃʰoːkə̆ɾaː]

Noun

ਛੋਕਰਾ • (chokrā) m (Shahmukhi spelling چھوکرا)

1. boy, lad

Declension

Declension of ਛੋਕਰਾ

	singular	plural
direct	ਛੋਕਰਾ (chokrā)	ਛੋਕਰੇ (chokre)
oblique	ਛੋਕਰੇ (chokre)	ਛੋਕਰਿਆਂ (chokriā̃)
vocative	ਛੋਕਰਿਆ (chokriā)	ਛੋਕਰਿਓ (chokrio)
ablative	ਛੋਕਰਿਓਂ (chokriõ)	—
locative	ਛੋਕਰੇ (chokre)	—
instrumental	ਛੋਕਰੇ (chokre)	—

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਛੋਕਰਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.