चौकोन

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit चतुष्कोण (catuṣkoṇa). By surface analysis, चौ- (cau-) +‎ कोन (kon).

Noun

चौकोन • (caukon) m

1. (geometry) quadrilateral

   Synonyms: चौकोर (caukor), चतुष्कोण (catuṣkoṇ)

Declension

Declension of चौकोन (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चौकोन caukon	चौकोन caukon
oblique	चौकोन caukon	चौकोनों caukonõ
vocative	चौकोन caukon	चौकोनो caukono

Adjective

चौकोन • (caukon) (indeclinable)

1. quadrilateral, having four angles

   Synonym: चौखूँटा (caukhū̃ṭā)

Alternative forms

• चौकोना (caukonā)

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑁅𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁄𑀡 (ċaukkoṇa), from Sanskrit चतुष्कोण (catuṣkoṇa). By surface analysis, चौ- (cau-) +‎ कोन (kon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡səu.kon/

Noun

चौकोन • (ċaukon) m

1. (geometry) quadrangle, quadrilateral

Derived terms

• चौकोनी (ċaukonī, “quadrangular, quadrilateral”)(adjective)

 

See also

• चौरस (ċauras, “square”)
• आयत (āyat, “rectangle”)
• वर्तुळ (vartuḷ, “circle”)
• गोल (gol, “sphere”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “चौकोन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “चौकोन”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “catuṣkōṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press