चौथ

चौथ

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔːt̪ʰ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣 (caüttha), from Sanskrit चतुर्थ (caturthá, “fourth”).

Noun

चौथ • (cauth) f (Urdu spelling چوتھ‎)

1. quarter

   Synonym: चौथाई (cauthāī)

2. (historical) an annual tax of 25% levied by the Maratha Empire on land revenue of subsidiary states

Declension

Declension of चौथ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चौथ cauth	चौथें cauthẽ
oblique	चौथ cauth	चौथों cauthõ
vocative	चौथ cauth	चौथो cautho

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻 (caütthī), from Sanskrit चतुर्थी (caturthī́).

Noun

चौथ • (cauth) f (Urdu spelling چوتھ‎)

1. the fourth night of a lunar fortnight

   Synonym: चतुर्थी (caturthī)

Declension

Declension of चौथ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चौथ cauth	चौथें cauthẽ
oblique	चौथ cauth	चौथों cauthõ
vocative	चौथ cauth	चौथो cautho