cauri

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French cauri, from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī). Doublet of cowrie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaʊɹi/
• Rhymes: -aʊɹi
• Homophones: cowrie, kauri

Noun

cauri (plural cauris)

1. A former monetary subdivision, equivalent to one hundredth of a Guinean syli.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi चौंरी (ca͠urī), from Sanskrit चमर (camara, “yak”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaʊɹi/
• Rhymes: -aʊɹi

Noun

cauri (plural cauris)

1. Alternative form of chowry.

References

• “cauri”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• auric, Cairu, Curia, curia

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī, “cowry”), perhaps via English or French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈkaw.ɾi]

Noun

cauri m (plural cauris)

1. cowrie (all senses)

Synonyms

• (member of the family Cypraeidae): porcellana

French

Alternative forms

• Cauri, kauri, kouri

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī, “cowry”), from Sanskrit कपर्द (kaparda, “cowry”); also from English cowry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.ʁi/

• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

cauri m (plural cauris)

1. cowrie, money cowry
   • 2009, Alain Mabanckou, Black Bazar, Seuil, page 151:

     Elle avait des tresses vertes et blanches avec des cauris comme celles de Venus et Serena Williams qui jouaient alors à Roland-Garros.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “cauri”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Anagrams

• cuira, curai

Latin

Verb

caurī

1. second-person singular present active imperative of cauriō

Latvian

Adverb

cauri

1. through; adverbial form of caurs
2. (preposition-like, with dative) through, from one side to the other (crossing places, space, etc.)

   iziet cauri priekšnamam ― to exit through the hallway

   viņi jau bija mežam cauri ― they had already been through the forest

   rakties aizsprostam cauri ― to dig through the dam

   izdurt papīram cauri ― to pierce a hole through the paper

3. (often preposition-like, with dative) through (despite, unhindered by, not kept in place by)

   stikls tik netīrs, ka neredz cauri ― the glass is so dirty that one can't see through (it)

   cauri aizkariem spiežas gaisma ― the light shines through the curtains

   jumtam cauri sūcas ūdens ― water is seeping through the roof

   trauksmes signāls skan cauri vētrai ― the alarm signal sounds through the storm

   kliedzieni dzirdami troksnim cauri ― shots heard through the noise

   laist cauri ― to let (something) through, not stop it

   lietus mētelis laiž ūdeni cauri — the raincoat lets water through

4. through (entirely; without interruption; through all relevant objects)

   vairākkārt lasīt cauri ― to read it through several times

   sniga visu nakti cauri ― it snowed all night long, the whole night through

   strādāt visu dienu cauri ― to work all day long, the whole day through

   skatīt cauri iesniegtos dokumentus ― to read through (all) the submitted documents

5. finished, done, through, over

   brīvdienas jau cauri ― the holidays are already over

   šis darbs nu ir cauri ― this work is now over

   lasīt, kamēr grāmata cauri ― to read until the book is finished

Synonyms

• (through, across, despite): caur

Adjective

cauri

1. nominative masculine plural of caurs