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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit चउग्गुण (caügguṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चतुर्गुण (cáturguṇa). By surface analysis, चौ- (cau-) + गुना (gunā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔː.ɡʊ.nɑː/,
Adjective
चौगुना • (caugunā) (Urdu spelling چَوگُنا)
- quadruple
- Synonyms: चतुर्गुण (caturguṇ), चारचंद (cārcand)
- दिन दूना रात चौगुना बढ़ना ― din dūnā rāt caugunā baṛhnā ― to increase rapidly (literally, “to increase to double in the day and quadruple in the night”)
Declension
Declension of चौगुना (ā-stem)
Noun
चौगुना • (caugunā) m (Urdu spelling چَوگُنا)
- quadruple (four times the number, amount, size, etc.)
Declension
Declension of चौगुना (masc ā-stem)
Further reading
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “चौगुना”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 206.
- “चौगुना”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “चौगुना”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 1595