چکڑ

Kalami

Etymology

    Borrowed from Pashto [Term?], from Sanskrit चिक्क (cikka).

    Pronunciation

    • Tone class: H
    • IPA(key): /t͡ɕə́káɽ/

    Noun

    چکڑ (čäkaṛm

    1. mud

    References

    • Baart, Joan L. G. (1997), “čäkaṛ”, in The sounds and tones of Kalam Kohistani: with wordlist and texts (Studies in Languages of Northern Pakistan; 1)‎[1], National Institute of Pakistan Studies, Quaid-i-Azam University; Summer Institute of Linguistics, page 83

    Old Punjabi

    Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit चिक्क (cikka).

    Noun

    چِکّڑ (cikkaṛ) (Gurmukhi ਚਿੱਕੜ)

    1. mud

    References

    • چکڑ”, in Kalam Baba Farid, Bait (or page) 4, 12th Century.

    Pahari-Potwari

    Etymology

    Inherited from Prakrit [Term?].

    Pronunciation

    • (phr) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪkː.əɽə̆/

    Noun

    چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ)

    1. mud

    Declension

    Declension of چکڑ
    singular plural
    direct چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ) چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ)
    oblique چِکَّڑَے (cikkaṛai) چِکَّڑاں (cikkaṛāṉ)
    vocative چِکَّڑا (cikkaṛā) چِکَّڑو (cikkaṛo)
    ablative چِکَّڑُوں (cikkaṛūṉ) -
    locative چِکَّڑے (cikkaṛe) چِکَّڑِیں (cikkaṛīṉ)
    instrumental چِکَّڑے (cikkaṛe) چِکَّڑِیں (cikkaṛīṉ)

    Punjabi

    Etymology

    First attested as Old Punjabi چِکّڑ (cikkaṛ), itself inherited from Sanskrit चिक्क (cikka). Compare Hindustani چِیکَٹ (cīkaṭ) / चीकट (cīkaṭ), Sindhi چِڪَڙُ (cikaṛu) / चिकड़ु, Gujarati ચીક (cīk), Marathi चीक (cīk).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    چِکَّڑ • (cikkaṛm (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਿੱਕੜ)

    1. mud, dirt
    2. mire
    3. sludge, slime

    Declension

    Declension of چکڑ
    singular plural
    direct چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ) چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ)
    oblique چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ) چِکَّڑاں (cikkaṛāṉ)
    vocative چِکَّڑا (cikkaṛā) چِکَّڑو (cikkaṛo)
    ablative چِکَّڑوں (cikkaṛoṉ)
    locative چِکَّڑے (cikkaṛe) چِکَّڑِیں (cikkaṛīṉ)
    instrumental چِکَّڑوں (cikkaṛoṉ)

    References

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      چکڑ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
    • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “چِکّڑ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “cikka2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press