चौथा

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

	40
[a], [b] ←  3	४ 4	5  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: चार (cār)     Ordinal: चौथा (cauthā), चतुर्थ (caturth)     Adverbial: चौबारा (caubārā)     Multiplier: चौगुना (caugunā)     Collective: चारों (cārõ)     Fractional: चौथाई (cauthāī)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres

Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-th₂ó-s

Sanskrit च॒तु॒र्थ (caturthá)

Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣 (caüttha)

Hindi चौथा

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣 (caüttha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔː.t̪ʰɑː/, [t͡ʃɔː.t̪ʰäː]

Adjective

चौथा • (cauthā) (Urdu spelling چوتھا) (ordinal number)

1. fourth

Declension

Declension of चौथा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	चौथा cauthā	चौथे cauthe	चौथी cauthī	चौथी cauthī
oblique	चौथे cauthe	चौथे cauthe	चौथी cauthī	चौथी cauthī
vocative	चौथे cauthe	चौथे cauthe	चौथी cauthī	चौथी cauthī

Noun

चौथा • (cauthā) m

1. (Hinduism) the rite or ceremony of gathering ashes and bones performed on the fourth day after a person's death
2. a quarter

Declension

Declension of चौथा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	चौथा cauthā	चौथे cauthe
oblique	चौथे cauthe	चौथों cauthõ
vocative	चौथे cauthe	चौथो cautho

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “चौथा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1597
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “चौथा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 219
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “चौथा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 333
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “चौथा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 206.