catur

catur

Dalmatian

Alternative forms

• katur, catuar, katuar, catuor, katuor

Etymology

From Latin captāre, present active infinitive of captō.

Verb

catur

1. to find

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Indonesian

Etymology 1

Indonesian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : catur

From Malay catur, from Sanskrit चतुर् (catur), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃa.tur/
• Hyphenation: ca‧tur

Numeral

catur

1. four

Alternative forms

• catur-

Synonyms

• empat

Etymology 2

From Malay catur, from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga), related to etymology 1.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃa.tur/
• Hyphenation: ca‧tur

Noun

catur (first-person possessive caturku, second-person possessive caturmu, third-person possessive caturnya)

1. (sports) chess (two-player board game)

   synonym: sekak

2. dialogue

Further reading

• “catur” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦕꦠꦸꦂ
• Roman: tjatoer (dated)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit चतुर् (catur, “four”).

Noun

catur (kawi catur)

1. (literary) four

   Synonym: papat

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga, “four limbs”).

Noun

catur (krama ngoko catur)

1. chess

   Synonym: sekak

See also

Chess pieces in Javanese · wong-wongan catur (see also: catur, sekak) (layout · text)
ratu	patih	bètèng	mantri	jaran	bidhag

References

• “[ catur]” in Bausastra Jawa, Yogyakarta: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Yogyakarta].

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Malay

Alternative forms

• chator

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃato(r)/
• Rhymes: -ato(r), -to(r), -o(r)

Etymology 1

Malay cardinal numbers

<  3	4	5  >
Cardinal : catur

From Sanskrit चतुर् (catur), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Numeral

catur (Jawi spelling چاتور)

1. four

Synonyms

• empat / امڤت‎

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit चतुरङ्ग (caturaṅga), related to etymology 1.

Noun

catur (Jawi spelling چاتور‎, informal 1st possessive caturku, 2nd possessive caturmu, 3rd possessive caturnya)

1. chess (two-player board game)

Further reading

• “catur” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Pali

Pali cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : catur     Ordinal : catuttha

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀘𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁆 (Brahmi script)
• चतुर् (Devanagari script)
• চতুর্ (Bengali script)
• චතුර් (Sinhalese script)
• စတုရ် or ၸတုရ် (Burmese script)
• จตุรฺ or จะตุร (Thai script)
• ᨧᨲᩩᩁ᩺ (Tai Tham script)
• ຈຕຸຣ຺ or ຈະຕຸຣ or ຈະຕຸລ (Lao script)
• ចតុរ៑ (Khmer script)
• 𑄌𑄖𑄪𑄢𑄴 (Chakma script)

Alternative forms

• catu (Latin script)
• 𑀘𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• चतु (Devanagari script)
• চতু (Bengali script)
• චතු (Sinhalese script)
• စတု or ၸတု (Burmese script)
• จตุ or จะตุ (Thai script)
• ᨧᨲᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຈຕຸ or ຈະຕຸ (Lao script)
• ចតុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄌𑄖𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चतुर् (catur).

Numeral

catur

1. four

Declension

Declension table of "catur" (masculine)

Case \\ Number	Plural
Nominative (first)	cattāro or caturo
Accusative (second)	cattāro or caturo
Instrumental (third)	catūhi or catuhi or catubbhi
Dative (fourth)	catunnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	catūhi or catuhi or catubbhi
Genitive (sixth)	catunnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	catūsu or catusu

Declension table of "catur" (feminine)

Case \\ Number	Plural
Nominative (first)	catasso
Accusative (second)	catasso
Instrumental (third)	catūhi or catuhi or catubbhi
Dative (fourth)	catassannaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	catūhi or catuhi or catubbhi
Genitive (sixth)	catassannaṃ
Locative (seventh)	catūsu or catusu

Declension table of "catur" (neuter)

Case \\ Number	Plural
Nominative (first)	cattāri
Accusative (second)	cattāri
Instrumental (third)	catūhi or catuhi or catubbhi
Dative (fourth)	catunnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	catūhi or catuhi or catubbhi
Genitive (sixth)	catunnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	catūsu or catusu

Derived terms

• caturāsīti (“84”)
• caturaṅgika (“fourfold”)