Chekokti, Chēkōkti, Cheka-ukti: 9 definitions
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Chekokti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chhekokti.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarychēkōkti (छेकोक्ति).—f S Indirect speech; insinuation or innuendo, equivoque or double entendre. See chēkāpanhuti.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryChekokti (छेकोक्ति).—f. insinuation, double entendre.
Derivable forms: chekoktiḥ (छेकोक्तिः).
Chekokti is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms cheka and ukti (उक्ति).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryChekokti (छेकोक्ति).—f.
(-ktiḥ) Indirect speech, insinuation, double entendre, hint, &c. E. cheka city bred, and ukti saying.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryChekokti (छेकोक्ति).—[feminine] clever speech, insinuation.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryChekokti (छेकोक्ति):—[from cheka] f. indirect speech, hint, double entendre, [Viddhaśālabhañjikā ii, 5; Siṃhāsana-dvātriṃśikā or vikramāditya-caritra, jaina recension [Introduction] 54/55 vi, 1/2; Kuvalayānanda]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryChekokti (छेकोक्ति):—[cheko+kti] (ktiḥ) 2. f. Indirect speech, hint, insinuation, double entendre.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusChēkōkti (ಛೇಕೋಕ್ತಿ):—[noun] (rhet.) a kind of figure of speech in which a popular saying, proverb, etc. is interpreted in an uncommon way.
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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Full-text: Vakrabhanita, Cheka, Vacyalankara.
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