Bengali

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /t͡ʃau̯ɾ/, [ˈt͡ʃau̯ɾ]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /tɕau̯ɹ/, [ˈtɕau̯ɹ]

Adjective

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চাউর (caur) (comparative আরও চাউর, superlative সবচেয়ে চাউর)

  1. circulated, publicized
    Synonym: প্রচারিত (procarito)
  2. current
    Synonym: চালু (calu)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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চাউর (caur)

  1. toddy palm, jaggery palm, sago palm (Caryota urens)
    Synonym: গোলসাগু (gōlśagu)
Declension
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Inflection of চাউর
nominative চাউর
caur
objective চাউর / চাউরকে
caur (semantically general or indefinite) / caurke (semantically definite)
genitive চাউরের
caurer
locative চাউরে
caure
Indefinite forms
nominative চাউর
caur
objective চাউর / চাউরকে
caur (semantically general or indefinite) / caurke (semantically definite)
genitive চাউরের
caurer
locative চাউরে
caure
Definite forms
singular plural
nominative চাউরটা , চাউরটি
caurṭa (colloquial), caurṭi (formal)
চাউরগুলা, চাউরগুলো
caurgula (colloquial), caurgulo (formal)
objective চাউরটা, চাউরটি
caurṭa (colloquial), caurṭi (formal)
চাউরগুলা, চাউরগুলো
caurgula (colloquial), caurgulo (formal)
genitive চাউরটার, চাউরটির
caurṭar (colloquial), caurṭir (formal)
চাউরগুলার, চাউরগুলোর
caurgular (colloquial), caurgulor (formal)
locative চাউরটাতে / চাউরটায়, চাউরটিতে
caurṭate / caurṭay (colloquial), caurṭite (formal)
চাউরগুলাতে / চাউরগুলায়, চাউরগুলোতে
caurgulate / caurgulay (colloquial), caurgulote (formal)
Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

References

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  • Subhasha Bhattacarya, Sailendra Biswas, Sailendra Biswas, and Jnanendramohana Dasa (2022) “চাউর”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Bengali Dictionaries]