চার

See also: চারা

Bengali

**Bengali numbers ^(edit)**
	40
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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)

four

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʈʃar/

Noun

চার (car)

four