চার

See also: চারা

Bengali

Bengali numbers ^(edit)

	40
←  3	৪ 4	5  →
Cardinal: চার (car)     Ordinal: চতুর্থ (coturtho)     Adverbial: চারবার (carbar)     Multiplier: চারগুণ (cargun)

Alternative forms

• ৪ (4)
• চারি (cari) — obsolete
• চাইর (cair) — dated, dialectal

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Bengali চারি (cari), from Magadhi Apabhramsa 𑖓𑖯𑖨𑖰 ~ 𑖓𑖿𑖧𑖯𑖨𑖰 (cāri ~ cyāri), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀘𑀬𑀸𑀭𑀺 (*cayāri), from earlier *𑀘𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺 (*catāri), from even earlier 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺 (cattāri) with abnormal degemination (possibly due to influence of the accusative चतुरः (caturaḥ) and/or other non-geminated cases), from Sanskrit চত্বারি (catvā́ri), the neuter form of চত্বারঃ (catvā́raḥ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaɾ/, [ˈt͡ʃaɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕaɹ/, [ˈtɕaɹ]

Numeral

চার • (car)

1. four

Bishnupriya Manipuri

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʈʃar/

Noun

চার (car)

1. four