Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
चौड़ा. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
चौड़ा, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
चौड़ा in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
चौड़ा you have here. The definition of the word
चौड़ा will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
चौड़ा, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀘𑀉𑀟 (*caüḍa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀉𑀟 (*caüḍa, “flat area; field”).[1] Beyond that, it is possibly from Sanskrit चतुर् (catur, “four”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-). Compare the semantically parallel Sanskrit चतुष्क (catuṣka, “made of four; courtyard”), whence Hindi चौक (cauk). Many of the New Indo-Aryan languages retain the "flat area" meaning.
Cognate with Punjabi ਚੌੜਾ (cauṛā), Nepali चौडा (cauḍā), Gujarati ચોડું (coḍũ), Bengali চওড়া (coōṛa), Odia ଚଉଡ଼ା (cauṛā).
Pronunciation
Adjective
चौड़ा • (cauṛā) (Urdu spelling چوڑا)
- wide
- broad
Declension
Declension of चौड़ा (ā-stem)
References