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 (côuṛa).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɔːɽaː]
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Adjective

चौड़ा • (cauṛā) (Urdu spelling چوڑا)

  1. wide
  2. 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
  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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