ਚੱਕਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit चक्र (cakrá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćakrám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čakrám, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷékʷlos (circle, wheel). Cognate with English wheel. Doublet of ਚੱਕਰ (cakkar) and ਚੱਕ (cakka).

Noun

ਚੱਕਾ • (cakkām (Shahmukhi spelling چَکّا)

  1. wheel, disc, rim
  2. lump (of food)

Declension

Declension of ਚੱਕਾ
singular plural
direct ਚੱਕਾ (cakkā) ਚੱਕੇ (cakke)
oblique ਚੱਕੇ (cakke) ਚੱਕਿਆਂ (cakkiā̃)
vocative ਚੱਕਿਆ (cakkiā) ਚੱਕਿਓ (cakkio)
ablative ਚੱਕਿਓਂ (cakkiõ)
locative ਚੱਕੇ (cakke)
instrumental ਚੱਕੇ (cakke)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • ਚੱਕਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025