चतुर्

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Numeral

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चतुर् (catur)

  1. Devanagari script form of catur (“four”)

Declension

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Sanskrit

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Sanskrit numbers (edit)
40
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4
5  → 
    Cardinal: चतुर् (catur)
    Ordinal: चतुर्थ (caturtha), तुरीय (turīya)
    Adverbial: चतुस् (catus)

Alternative scripts

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-Aryan *ćatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Cognate with Avestan 𐬗𐬀𐬚𐬡𐬀𐬭 (caθβar), Old Armenian չորք (čʻorkʻ), Lithuanian keturi, Old Church Slavonic четꙑре (četyre), Latin quattuor, Old English feower (whence English four).

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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चतुर् (catúr)

  1. (cardinal numbers) four

Declension

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Masculine root-stem declension of चतुर् (catúr)
Plural
Nominative चत्वारः
catvā́raḥ
Vocative चत्वारः
cátvāraḥ
Accusative चतुरः
catúraḥ
Instrumental चतुर्भिः
catúrbhiḥ
Dative चतुर्भ्यः
catúrbhyaḥ
Ablative चतुर्भ्यः
catúrbhyaḥ
Genitive चतुर्णाम्
caturṇā́m
Locative चतुर्षु
catúrṣu
Feminine ṛ-stem declension of चतसृ (cátasṛ)
Plural
Nominative चतस्रः
cátasraḥ
Vocative चतस्रः
cátasraḥ
Accusative चतस्रः
cátasraḥ
Instrumental चतसृभिः
catasṛ́bhiḥ
Dative चतसृभ्यः
catasṛ́bhyaḥ
Ablative चतसृभ्यः
catasṛ́bhyaḥ
Genitive चतसृणाम्
catasṛṇā́m
Locative चतसृषु
catasṛ́ṣu
Neuter root-stem declension of चतुर् (catúr)
Plural
Nominative चत्वारि
catvā́ri
Vocative चत्वारि
cátvāri
Accusative चत्वारि
catvā́ri
Instrumental चतुर्भिः
catúrbhiḥ
Dative चतुर्भ्यः
catúrbhyaḥ
Ablative चतुर्भ्यः
catúrbhyaḥ
Genitive चतुर्णाम्
caturṇā́m
Locative चतुर्षु
catúrṣu

Descendants

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All inherited descendants point to चत्वारस् (catvāras), the nominative plural form of चतुर् (catur).

References

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