Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chaukidar

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chauki-dar
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A watchman; a guard.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"A chowkidar (watchman) was deputed to do justice."
"... And tell me do you think it was he himself who impersonated the policeman who so conveniently took over the guarding of the horse when the chowkidar's house was set on fire." "That is the chowkidar guarding the stables?" Ghote asked."
"When he landed the chaukidars or gatekeepers drew their scimitars, thinking that Morgan was a Burmese general coming to Calcutta as a spy."

Etymology

From Hindi चौकीदार (caukīdār), from चौकी (caukī, “post”) + -दार (-dār, “-holder”).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: चौकीदार

Usage

Indian usage

Inflected Forms

chaukidars (plural) chocadar (alternative) chockedaur (alternative) chokadar (alternative) chokedar (alternative) chokidar (alternative) chowkedar (alternative) chowkidar (alternative) chaukidari (alternative) chawkidar (alternative) chawkidari (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

chokey

Questions

What does chaukidar mean?: A watchman; a guard.
Where does chaukidar come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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