Cauki, Caukī: 4 definitions

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Cauki means something in Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

caukī (चौकी).—f ( H) A guard or watch; a party of peons &c. stationed. 2 The station or post. 3 Guarding. Ex. mājhē gharācī caukī tumhī karā. 4 The square bridge of some musical instruments: (of a vīṇā &c.) 5 A stool; any square and low seat or pedestal. 6 An aggregate of four dhrupada.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

caukī (चौकी).—f The station. A watch. A party of peons, &c., stationed. A stool.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Caukī (चौकी) [Also spelled chauki]:—(nf) a post, check post; low square or rectangular seat.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cauki (ಚೌಕಿ):—

1) [noun] a piece of furniture with a flat, square or rectangular wooden plank with four legs, to sit on.

2) [noun] a complete horizontal section of a building, separated from other sections of the same building, by a continuous floor or a continuous roof.

3) [noun] a set of four buildings, in the same premises, having (usu. a narrow), common passage in between, leading to their entrance.

4) [noun] the central space of a building, usu. without covered by the roof.

5) [noun] (in a yakṣagāna theatre) a side room or a room behind the screen used by the actors for dressing and making up themselves.

6) [noun] a small building (away from the main police station) where policemen or guards are placed.

7) [noun] a patrolling or guarding (of a town, city etc.).

8) [noun] a temporary stage, pandal constructed in a square shape.

9) [noun] ಚೌಕಿ ಊಟ [cauki uta] cauki ūṭa a special dining row for special visitors or invitees, in a religious monastery.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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