चार

See also: चारु, चोरी, चोर, चर्, चौर, चुर्, and चरा

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

	40
←  3	४ 4	5  →
Cardinal: चार (cār)     Ordinal: चौथा (cauthā)     Multiplier: चौगुना (caugunā)     Collective: चारों (cārõ)     Fractional: चौथाई (cauthāī)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑁄 (cattāro), from Sanskrit चत्वारः (catvā́raḥ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Cognate with Gujarati ચાર (cār), Konkani चार (cār), Marathi चार (cār), Nepali चार (cār).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑːɾ/, [t͡ʃäːɾ]

• Audio

  (file)

Numeral

चार • (cār) (native script symbol ४, Urdu spelling چار‎) (cardinal)

1. four

Konkani

Konkani cardinal numbers

<  तीन	चार	पाच  >
Cardinal : चार (cār)     Ordinal : चौतो (cauto)

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑁄 (cattāro), from Sanskrit चत्वारः (catvā́raḥ). Cognate with Gujarati ચાર (cār), Hindi चार (cār), Marathi चार (cār), Nepali चार (cār).

Numeral

चार • (cār) (Latin script char, Kannada script ಚಾರ್)

1. four

Marathi

Marathi numbers ^(edit)

	40
←  3	४ 4	5  →
Cardinal: चार (cār)     Ordinal: चौथे (cauthe)     Adverbial: चारवेळा (cārveḷā), चारदा (cārdā)     Multiplier: चौपट (caupaṭ)     Collective: चौघे (caughe)     Fractional: पाव (pāv), चतुर्थांश (caturthāuśa)

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑁄 (cattāro), from Sanskrit चत्वारः (catvā́raḥ). Cognate with Gujarati ચાર (cār), Hindi चार (cār), Konkani चार (cār), Nepali चार (cār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕaɾ/

• Audio

  (file)

Numeral

चार • (cār)

1. four

Nepali

Nepali numbers ^(edit)

	40
←  3	४ 4	5  →
Cardinal: चार (cār)     Ordinal: चौथो (cautho)     Multiplier: चारगुना (cāragunā), चारगुणा (cāraguṇā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit चत्वारः (catvā́raḥ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Cognate with Gujarati ચાર (cār), Hindi चार (cār), Konkani चार (cār), Marathi चार (cār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sär]
• Phonetic Devanagari: चार्

Numeral

चार • (cār)

1. four

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• cāra (Latin script)
• 𑀘𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• চার (Bengali script)
• චාර (Sinhalese script)
• စာရ or ၸႃရ (Burmese script)
• จาร or จาระ (Thai script)
• ᨧᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ຈາຣ or ຈາຣະ (Lao script)
• ចារ (Khmer script)
• 𑄌𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Noun

चार m

1. Devanagari script form of cāra

Declension

Declension table of "चार" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	चारो (cāro)	चारा (cārā)
Accusative (second)	चारं (cāraṃ)	चारे (cāre)
Instrumental (third)	चारेन (cārena)	चारेहि (cārehi) or चारेभि (cārebhi)
Dative (fourth)	चारस्स (cārassa) or चाराय (cārāya) or चारत्थं (cāratthaṃ)	चारानं (cārānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	चारस्मा (cārasmā) or चारम्हा (cāramhā) or चारा (cārā)	चारेहि (cārehi) or चारेभि (cārebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	चारस्स (cārassa)	चारानं (cārānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	चारस्मिं (cārasmiṃ) or चारम्हि (cāramhi) or चारे (cāre)	चारेसु (cāresu)
Vocative (calling)	चार (cāra)	चारा (cārā)