ચોખા

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔 (cokkha), perhaps borrowed from Dravidian (compare Tamil சொகுசு (cokucu, “luxury”)).[1][2] Doublet of ચોખ (cokh, “clean”). Cognate with Kachchi ચૌખા (caukhā) and Sindhi چوکو / चोखो (cokho)

Pronunciation

Noun

ચોખા • (cokhā) m pl

  1. uncooked rice
    Synonyms: તંડુલ (taṇḍul), ચાવળ (cāvaḷ)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cōkṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “cokucu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
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