चौड़ा
See also: चूड़ी
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
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 (coōṛa), Odia ଚଉଡ଼ା (côuṛa).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
चौड़ा • (cauṛā) (Urdu spelling چوڑا)
Declension edit
Declension of चौड़ा (ā-stem)
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ca -- uḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press