चौड़ा

See also: चूड़ी

Hindi

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃɔːɽaː]
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Adjective

चौड़ा • (cauṛā) (Urdu spelling چوڑا)

wide
broad

Declension

Declension of *चौड़ा* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	चौड़ा cauṛā	चौड़े cauṛe	चौड़ी cauṛī	चौड़ी cauṛī
oblique	चौड़े cauṛe	चौड़े cauṛe	चौड़ी cauṛī	चौड़ी cauṛī
vocative	चौड़े cauṛe	चौड़े cauṛe	चौड़ी cauṛī	चौड़ी cauṛī

References

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

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

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