चौगुना

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Hindi

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    Cardinal: चार (cār)
    Ordinal: चौथा (cauthā)
    Multiplier: चौगुना (caugunā)
    Collective: चारों (cārõ)
    Fractional: चौथाई (cauthāī)

Etymology

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    Inherited from Prakrit चउग्गुण (caügguṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चतुर्गुण (cáturguṇa). By surface analysis, चौ- (cau-) +‎ गुना (gunā).

    Pronunciation

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    • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔː.ɡʊ.nɑː/, [t͡ʃɔː.ɡʊ.näː]

    Adjective

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    चौगुना (caugunā) (Urdu spelling چَوگُنا)

    1. quadruple
      Synonyms: चतुर्गुण (caturguṇ), चारचंद (cārcand)
      दिन दूना रात चौगुना बढ़नाdin dūnā rāt caugunā baṛhnāto increase rapidly (literally, “to increase to double in the day and quadruple in the night”)

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    Noun

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    चौगुना (caugunām (Urdu spelling چَوگُنا)

    1. quadruple (four times the number, amount, size, etc.)

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    Further reading

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