čaukaáṭ door frame

Part of Speech n.fem
Vernacular Form چوکاٹ
Phonetic Form tɕawkaáʈ
Inflection Class i-decl (Obl, pl): čaukeeṭí
Origin Pashto (Urdu): čaukhaṭ
    • door frame
      • Example 513:
        táal khaṭílii pahúrta ba so tasíi čaukeeṭíi kráam široó tháanu.
        tal
        ceiling
        khaṭé
        cover
        -íl
        -pfv
        -ii
        -gen
        pahúrta
        after
        ba
        top
        so
        3MSG.nom
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        čaukaáṭ
        door.frame
        -ii
        -gen
        kram
        work
        široó
        starting
        the
        do
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        When the ceiling has been covered, he starts the work on the door frames.
        Source: A:HOW034
      • Example 514:
        čaukeeṭíimii dapáara théeba ghooṣṭíi khaamadá the tarkaáṇ séez dáanu ki eeteeṇí séezii ḍhíngar máathe lun.
        čaukaáṭ
        door.frame
        -íim
        -pl.obl
        -ii
        -gen
        dapáara
        for
        thée
        then
        =ba
        top
        ghoóṣṭ
        house
        -ii
        -gen
        khaamád
        owner
        -a
        -obl
        the
        to
        tarkaáṇ
        carpenter
        séez
        size
        de
        give
        -án
        -prs
        -u
        -MSG
        ki
        comp
        eeteeṇ
        such
        -i
        -f
        séez
        size
        -ii
        -gen
        ḍhíngar
        wood
        ma
        1sg.nom
        =the
        to
        lun
        cut.off
        Then, for the door frames, the carpenter gives the house owner the size [and says], "Cut off a piece of wood of that size for me."
        Source: A:HOW036-7