چوكی

चौकी ćaukī[S. चतुंक+इका], s.f. A square and low seat or pedestal, a frame to sit on, a stool, a bench, a chair (prop. kursī); a small throne;—a commode;—a low board; a kneading-board;—an ornament worn on the breast, a square pendant (of a chain, etc.), a brooch; a station (of police, of customs, of toll, or of the railway, etc.); a guard's post, an outpost; a party of peons, etc. stationed, a guard, a watch; watching;—a band (of musicians, etc.);—harlotry, prostitution; pay or hire of a courtezan;—anaggregate of four;—a measure of corn (equal to four ser):—ćaukībadalnā, v.n. To relieve a guard;—a guard to be relieved;—ćaukībharnā, To make an offering to a deity:—ćaukī-pahrā, s.m. Watch and ward; one's turn of watch or guard:—ćaukī-dār, adj. & s.m. Keeping watch or guard;—a watchman, guard, sentinel:—ćaukī-dārī, s.f. The office or business of a watchman; the pay or hire of a watchman; the tax on account of watch and ward:—ćaukīdenā, To watch (for, -kī); to watch, guard, mount guard; to give a seat (to, -ko):—ćaukī-mār, s.m. A smuggler:—ćaukīmārnā(-kī), To smuggle:—ćaukī-mārī, s.f. Evading the market tax; smuggling:—ćaukī-meṅbaiṭhānāor rakhnā(-ko), To keep (one) in the guard-house or in custody, to detain (a suspected person