চাউর

Bengali

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Noun

চাউর • (caur)

  1. toddy palm, jaggery palm, sago palm (Caryota urens)
    Synonym: গোলসাগু (gōlśagu)
Declension
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

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