Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chukker

/ˈt͡ʃʌ.kɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables
chukker
IPA
/ˈt͡ʃʌ.kɚ/
20
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चक्कर (cakkar), from Sanskrit चक्र (cakra). Doublet of chakra, chakram, charkha, cycle, cyclus, kike, and wheel.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: चक्कर, चक्र

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈt͡ʃʌ.kɚ/
  • British English: /ˈtʃʌ.kə/

Inflected Forms

chukkers (plural) chucker (alternative) chukka (alternative) chukkar (alternative)

Synonyms

chukka

Homonyms

chukar

Rhymes With

tucker fucker sucker trucker zucker pucker succour ducker smucker chucker mucker plucker

Questions

How do you pronounce chukker?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃʌ.kɚ/.
What does chukker mean?
Any of the six playing periods, each 7½ minutes long, of a game of polo.
Where does chukker come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce chukker

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