চওড়া

চওড়া

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀉𑀟 (*caüḍa, “flat area; field”), possibly from Sanskrit चतुर् (catur, “four”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-),[1] since "four" is often used to imply the total of something (compare চারদিক (cardik, literally "four directions", but used to mean "every direction") and চৌধুরী (coudhurī)). Cognate with Punjabi ਚੌੜਾ (cauṛā), Nepali चौडा (cauḍā), Gujarati ચોડું (coḍũ), Hindi चौड़ा (cauṛā), Oriya ଚଉଡ଼ା (côuṛa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɔo̯.ɽ̟a]

Adjective

চওড়া • (côoṛa)

1. wide
2. broad

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ca-uḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press