चौड़ा
See also: चूड़ी
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀘𑀉𑀟 (*caüḍa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀉𑀟 (*caüḍa, “flat area; field”).[1] Beyond that, it is possibly from Sanskrit चतुर् (catur, “four”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-). Compare the semantically parallel Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka, “made of four; courtyard”), whence Hindi चौक (cauk). Many of the New Indo-Aryan languages retain the "flat area" meaning.
Cognate with Punjabi ਚੌੜਾ (cauṛā), Nepali चौडा (cauḍā), Gujarati ચોડું (coḍũ), Bengali চওড়া (côoṛa), Oriya ଚଉଡ଼ା (côuṛa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɔːɽaː]
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Adjective
चौड़ा • (cauṛā) (Urdu spelling چوڑا)
- wide
- broad
Declension
Declension of चौड़ा (ā-stem)
masculine | feminine | |||
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singular | plural | singular | plural | |
direct | चौड़ा cauṛā | चौड़े cauṛe | चौड़ी cauṛī | चौड़ी cauṛī |
oblique | चौड़े cauṛe | चौड़े cauṛe | चौड़ी cauṛī | चौड़ी cauṛī |
vocative | चौड़े cauṛe | चौड़े cauṛe | चौड़ी cauṛī | चौड़ी cauṛī |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ca -- uḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press