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chowk

chowk noun: an intersection or roundabout, where tracks or roads cross (often used in place names).

Noun

chowk (plural chowks)

  1. (India, Pakistan) An intersection or roundabout, where tracks or roads cross (often used in place names).
  2. (India, Pakistan) A marketplace or open area in a city or village.
    • The all-important Jilmil bus was about to arrive at the chowk.2015, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Ranjita Biswas, Written in Tears, Harper Perennial, page 61
  3. (India, Pakistan) A courtyard.

Forms of chowk

pluralchowks

Origin of chowk

From Hindi चौक (cauk, “plaza, square, courtyard”), from Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka, “quadrangular courtyard, crossway”).

Phrases with chowk

Questions about chowk

What does chowk mean?
Chowk means an intersection or roundabout, where tracks or roads cross (often used in place names).
What part of speech is chowk?
Chowk is a noun.
What is the plural of chowk?
The plural of chowk is chowks.

Words near chowk in the dictionary

  1. chowed down
  2. chowhound
  3. chowhounds
  4. chowing
  5. chowing down
  6. chowk
  7. chowkat
  8. chowkats
  9. chowkedar
  10. chowkedars
  11. chowki

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