चौकोर (chaukor)

adjective A single-sense adjective meaning 'square' or 'four-cornered,' used for shapes and objects.
Sense 1 : square-shaped, four-cornered
adjective
Synonyms: वर्गाकार (vargaakaar, formal), चौखूँटा (chaukhoontaa, rare)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: The word literally breaks down as चौ (chau, 'four') plus कोर (kor, 'corner' or 'edge'), so a Delhi shopkeeper describing a चौकोर दुपट्टा (chaukor dupattaa, 'square scarf') is quite literally saying 'four-cornered.' It pairs naturally with other चौ- shape words like चौकोना (chaukonaa), a near-synonym you will also hear in casual speech.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes try to inflect चौकोर (chaukor) like a regular -आ adjective (e.g. producing चौकोरे chaukore or चौकोरी chaukorii), but it stays the same form regardless of the gender or number of the noun it describes, e.g. चौकोर मेज़ (chaukor mez, 'square table') and चौकोर कमरे (chaukor kamre, 'square rooms') both use the unchanged base form.
Sample Sentences:
यह मेज़ चौकोर है। This table is square.
(yah mez chaukor hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मुझे वह चौकोर दुपट्टा पसंद आया। I liked that square scarf.
(mujhe vah chaukor dupattaa pasand aayaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
कारीगर लकड़ी को चौकोर आकार में काट रहा है। The craftsman is cutting the wood into a square shape.
(kaariigar lakdii ko chaukor aakaar men kaat rahaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
कृपया कपड़े को चौकोर टुकड़ों में काटिए। Please cut the cloth into square pieces.
(kripyaa kapde ko chaukor tukdon men kaatie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर यह मेज़ चौकोर होती तो कमरे में ज़्यादा जगह बचती। If this table were square, more space would be left in the room.
(agar yah mez chaukor hotii to kamre men zyaadaa jagah bachtii।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
शायद यह प्लॉट चौकोर हो, नक़्शा देखकर ही पता चलेगा। Maybe this plot is square, we'll only know after seeing the map.
(shaayad yah plot chaukor ho, naqshaa dekhkar hii pataa chalegaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
मंदिर का यह हिस्सा बिलकुल चौकोर बनाया गया था। This part of the temple was built perfectly square.
(mandir kaa yah hissaa bilkul chaukor banaayaa gayaa thaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
दुकानदार ने कहा कि चौकोर दुपट्टे इस मौसम में ख़ूब बिकते हैं। The shopkeeper said that square scarves sell very well this season.
(dukaandaar ne kahaa ki chaukor dupatte is mausam men khoob bikte hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पुराने किले की चौकोर दीवारें आज भी खड़ी हैं। The old fort's square walls still stand today.
(puraane kile kii chaukor diivaaren aaj bhii khadii hain।)
Register: Literary -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
वास्तुकार ने घर का नक़्शा चौकोर बनाया। The architect made the house's design square.
(vaastukaar ne ghar kaa naqshaa chaukor banaayaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Adjective (invariant)
invariant: चौकोर (chaukor)