Etymology

chokey

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chokey · adjective1

From choke + -y.

chokey · noun2

  1. Urdu · borrowed fromچَوکی“post, police station, etc.”
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromचौकी
  3. English todaychokey

Borrowed from Hindi चौकी (caukī) and Urdu چَوکی (caukī, “post, police station, etc.”).

Words from the same roots

Hindiचौकी all →

chowki

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