چکڑ

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.

Punjabi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Noun

چِکَّڑ • (cikkaṛ) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਿੱਕੜ)

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

Declension
Declension of چکڑ
dir. sg. چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ)
dir. pl. چِکَّڑ (cikkaṛ)
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 چِکَّڑے (cikkaṛe) چِکَّڑِیں (cikkaṛīṉ)

References
  • “چکڑ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چِکّڑ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cikka2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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