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chokey en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈt͡ʃoʊki/ (General-American)
• /ˈt͡ʃəʊki/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English choke Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English chokey From choke + -y.

Meanings

1. Reminiscent of choking.
   • The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather chokey. 1857, Thomas Hughes, “Chapter 4”, in Tom Brown's School Days:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more chokey	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most chokey	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Deriveds

chokily

chokey en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈt͡ʃoʊki/ (General-American)
• /ˈt͡ʃəʊki/ (UK)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (UK, countable, dated, uncountable) Prison.
2. (South-Asia, countable, historical, uncountable) A station, as for police, customs agents, palanquin-bearers, etc.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
chokeys	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Relateds

chaukidar