ચોખા
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Gujarati
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔 (cokkha), perhaps borrowed from Dravidian (compare Tamil சொகுசு (cokucu, “luxury”)).[1][2] Doublet of ચોખ (cokh, “clean”). Cognate with Kachchi ચૌખા (caukhā) and Sindhi چوکو / चोखो (cokho)
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃo.kʰɑ/
- Rhymes: -ɑ
Noun
[edit]ચોખા • (cokhā) m pl
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōkṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cokucu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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- Gujarati terms inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit
- Gujarati terms derived from Sauraseni Prakrit
- Gujarati terms derived from Dravidian languages
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- Rhymes:Gujarati/ɑ
- Rhymes:Gujarati/ɑ/2 syllables
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- Gujarati nouns
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- Gujarati pluralia tantum