चव्हाटा
Marathi
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *kʷetwóres |
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀢𑀼𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*catuvaṭṭa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Compare Gujarati ચોવટ (covaṭ), ચૌટું (cauṭũ), ચોવાટ (covāṭ), ચોવાટે (covāṭe), Sindhi چَؤواٽو / चौवाटो, چَؤوَٽ / चौवटि, Marwari चौवटौ (cauvṭau), चौहटौ (cauhṭau), Nepali चौबाटो (caubāṭo), Maithili चौबट्टी (caubaṭṭī) / 𑒔𑒾𑒥𑒙𑓂𑒙𑒲 (caubaṭṭaī)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sə.ʋʱa.ʈa/
Noun
चव्हाटा • (cavhāṭā) m
- meeting point of four roads
- Synonym: चौक (cauk)
Derived terms
- चव्हाट्यावर आणणे (cavhāṭyāvar āṇṇe, “to make public”)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “चव्हाटा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 43.
- Molesworth, James Thomas, “चव्हाटा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1857, page 275.
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950) , “चवाठा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 1156.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “*caturvartman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 250.