چوگنا
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- چَوݨا (cauṇā)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਚਉਣਾ (cauṇā), from Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀼𑀡 (caügguṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चतुर्गुण (cáturguṇa).
Adjective
چَوگُݨا • (cauguṇā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਚੌਗੁਣਾ)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | چَوگُݨا (cauguṇā) | چَوگُݨے (cauguṇe) | چَوگُݨی (cauguṇī) | چَوگُݨِیاں (cauguṇiyāṉ) | |
| oblique | چَوگُݨے (cauguṇe) | چَوگُݨیاں (cauguṇeyāṉ) | چَوگُݨی (cauguṇī) | چَوگُݨِیاں (cauguṇiyāṉ) | |
References
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چَوگُنا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- “ਚੌਗੁਣਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cáturguṇa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 249
Urdu
| [a], [b] ← 3 | ۴ 4 |
5 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: چار (cār) Ordinal: چَوتھا (cauthā), چَہارُم (cahārum) Multiplier: چَوگُنا (caugunā), چوہَرا (coharā) Fractional: چَوتھائی (cauthāī), چَہارُم (cahārum) | ||
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀼𑀡 (caügguṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चतुर्गुण (cáturguṇa). First attested in 1639 as Middle Hindi چوگنا (cvgna /caugunā/). By surface analysis, چَوـ (cau-, “four”) + ـگُنا (-gunā, “-fold”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔː.ɡʊ.nɑː/
- Hyphenation: چَو‧گُ‧نا
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Adjective
چَوگُنا • (caugunā) (Hindi spelling चौगुना)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | چَوگُنا (caugunā) | چَوگُنے (caugune) | چَوگُنی (caugunī) | چَوگُنی (caugunī) | |
| indirect | چَوگُنے (caugune) | چَوگُنے (caugune) | چَوگُنی (caugunī) | چَوگُنی (caugunī) | |
References