choky C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtʃoʊki/ UK /ˈtʃəʊki/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj tending to choke or feel constricted; British slang for prison A choky lump rose in his throat as he read the letter. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · tending to choke or feel... constrictingsuffocatingstiflingprisonjailjugclink Word family Related forms choke Etymology AI details The adjective is from choke + -y. The British slang noun 'prison' is from Anglo-Indian chauki ('shed, custom-house, lock-up'), from Hindi caukī. caukī Hindi View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # choky **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtʃoʊki/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtʃəʊki/ ## Meanings 1. tending to choke or feel constricted; British slang for prison ## Examples - A choky lump rose in his throat as he read the letter. ## Synonyms - constricting - suffocating - stifling - prison - jail - jug - clink ## Related Forms - choke ## Roots and Affixes - Root: caukī ## Etymology The adjective is from choke + -y. The British slang noun 'prison' is from Anglo-Indian chauki ('shed, custom-house, lock-up'), from Hindi caukī. ## AI Etymology Choky is traced as follows: The adjective is from choke + -y. The British slang noun 'prison' is from Anglo-Indian chauki ('shed, custom-house, lock-up'), from Hindi caukī. The historical trail runs through caukī in Hindi. Morphologically, choky is transparent: the adjective is from choke + -y. Used as an adjective and noun, choky now means "tending to choke or feel constricted; British slang for prison", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as choke. The modern word remains analyzable through its parts, which makes the semantic connection unusually direct. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown