छठवाँ

Hindi

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

	60
[a], [b] ←  5	६ 6	7  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: छह (chah)     Ordinal: छठा (chaṭhā), छठवाँ (chaṭhvā̃), षष्ठ (ṣaṣṭh)     Multiplier: छहगुना (chahgunā)     Collective: छओं (chaõ)

Alternative forms

• छठा (chaṭhā)

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀙𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀫 (chaṭṭhama), from Sanskrit षष्ट (ṣaṣṭá, “sixth”). Equivalent to छठ (chaṭh) +‎ -वाँ (-vā̃).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰəʈʰ.ʋɑ̃ː/, [t͡ʃʰɐʈʰ.ʋä̃ː]

Numeral

छठवाँ • (chaṭhvā̃) (ordinal number)

1. sixth

Declension

Declension of छठवाँ (ā̃-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	छठवाँ chaṭhvā̃	छठवें chaṭhvẽ	छठवीं chaṭhvī̃	छठवीं chaṭhvī̃
oblique	छठवें chaṭhvẽ	छठवें chaṭhvẽ	छठवीं chaṭhvī̃	छठवीं chaṭhvī̃
vocative	छठवें chaṭhvẽ	छठवें chaṭhvẽ	छठवीं chaṭhvī̃	छठवीं chaṭhvī̃

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ṣaṣṭhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press