ਚੌਗੁਣਾ
Punjabi
Alternative forms
- ਚੌਣਾ (cauṇā)
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਚਉਣਾ (cauṇā), from Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀼𑀡 (caügguṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चतुर्गुण (cáturguṇa).
Adjective
ਚੌਗੁਣਾ • (cauguṇā) (Shahmukhi spelling چَوگُݨا)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਚੌਗੁਣਾ (cauguṇā) | ਚੌਗੁਣੇ (cauguṇe) | ਚੌਗੁਣੀ (cauguṇī) | ਚੌਗੁਣੀਆਂ (cauguṇīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਚੌਗੁਣੇ (cauguṇe) | ਚੌਗੁਣਿਆਂ (cauguṇiā̃) | ਚੌਗੁਣੀ (cauguṇī) | ਚੌਗੁਣੀਆਂ (cauguṇīā̃) | |
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚੌਗੁਣਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons, page 202.
- “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