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Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀙𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀫 (chaṭṭhama), from Sanskrit षष्ट (ṣaṣṭá, “sixth”). Equivalent to छठ (chaṭh) + -वाँ (-vā̃).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰəʈʰ.ʋɑ̃ː/,
Numeral
छठवाँ • (chaṭhvā̃) (ordinal number)
- sixth
Declension
Declension of छठवाँ (ā̃-stem)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṣaṣṭhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press