चौड़ा

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See also: चूड़ी

Hindi

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Etymology

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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 (cauṛā).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɔːɽaː]
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Adjective

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चौड़ा (cauṛā) (Urdu spelling چوڑا)

  1. wide
  2. broad

Declension

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References

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