English Explanatory Dictionary

chowki

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The post of a watchman or policeman (chaukidar).
  2. A custom house.
  3. A kind of short stool or bench.

Word forms

chowki chowkis chauki chawki

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चौकी (caukī).

Related words

chowk
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