चौताल

Hindi

Etymology

PIE word
*kʷetwóres

Inherited from Sanskrit चतुस्ताल (catustāla). By surface analysis, चौ- (cau-, four) +‎ ताल (tāl, rhythm, beat). Related to چَوْتَالَا (cavtālā) / चौताला (cautālā). Compare Nepali चौताल (cautāl), Punjabi ਚੌਤਾਲ (cautāl) / چَوْتال (cautāl), Gujarati ચોતાલ (cotāl), Odia ଚଉତାଳ (cautāḷa), ଚଉତାଲା (cautālā), Bengali চৌতাল (cōutal), চৌতালা (cōutala).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔː.t̪ɑːl/, [t͡ʃɔː.t̪äːl]

Noun

चौताल • (cautālm (Urdu spelling چَوْتَال)

  1. (Hindustani classical music) chowtal (four-beat rhythmic pattern)
  2. chowtal (song sung during Holi)

Declension

Declension of चौताल (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct चौताल
cautāl
चौताल
cautāl
oblique चौताल
cautāl
चौतालों
cautālõ
vocative चौताल
cautāl
चौतालो
cautālo

Descendants

  • Old Marathi: cautāḷaṇe
    Devanagari script: चौताळणे
    Modi script: 𑘓𑘼𑘝𑘰𑘯𑘜𑘹

Further reading