ਚੌਥਾ
Punjabi
| 40[a], [b] | ||
| ← 3 | ੪ 4 |
5 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: ਚਾਰ (cār) Ordinal: ਚੌਥਾ (cauthā) Adverbial: ਚੌਣਾ (cauṇā) Multiplier: ਚਹੁਰਾ (cahurā) Collective: ਚਹੁੰ (cahũ) Fractional: ਚੌਥਾਈ (cauthāī) | ||
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣 (caüttha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चतुर्थ (caturtha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔː.t̪ʰːäː/
Adjective
ਚੌਥਾ • (cauthā) (Shahmukhi spelling چوتھا)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਚੌਥਾ (cauthā) | ਚੌਥੇ (cauthe) | ਚੌਥੀ (cauthī) | ਚੌਥੀਆਂ (cauthīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਚੌਥੇ (cauthe) | ਚੌਥਿਆਂ (cauthiā̃) | ਚੌਥੀ (cauthī) | ਚੌਥੀਆਂ (cauthīā̃) | |
References
- “ਚੌਥਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caturthá-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 249