चवालीस

Hindi
Hindi numbers (edit)
 ←  43 ४४
44		 45  → 
    Cardinal: चवालीस (cavālīs)
    Ordinal: चवालीसवाँ (cavālīsvā̃)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चतुश्चत्वारिंशत् (catuścatvāriṃśat).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃə.ʋɑː.liːs/, [t͡ʃɐ.ʋäː.liːs]

Numeral

चवालीस • (cavālīs) (Urdu spelling چوالیس) (cardinal)

  1. forty-four

Nepali
Nepali numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  43 ४४
44		 45  → [a], [b], [c]
    Cardinal: चवालीस (cawālīs)
    Ordinal: चवालीसौँ (cawālīsa͠u)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡sʌwälis]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: चवालिस्

Numeral

चवालीस • (cawālīs)

  1. forty-four

References
  • “चवालीस”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary]‎, Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
  • Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “चवालीस”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
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