"চার" meaning in Bengali

See চার in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Numeral

IPA: /t͡ʃaɾ/ (note: Rarh), [ˈt͡ʃaɾ] (note: Rarh), /tɕaɹ/ (note: Dhaka), [ˈtɕaɹ] (note: Dhaka) Forms: car [romanization], [alternative], চারি [alternative, obsolete], চাইর [alternative, dated, dialectal]
Etymology: Inherited from Middle Bengali চারি (cari), from Magadhi Apabhramsa 𑖓𑖯𑖨𑖰 ~ 𑖓𑖿𑖧𑖯𑖨𑖰 (cāri ~ cyāri), from Magadhi Prakrit *𑀘𑀬𑀸𑀭𑀺 (*cayāri), from earlier *𑀘𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺 (*catāri), from even earlier 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺 (cattāri) with abnormal degemination (possibly due to influence of the accusative चतुरः (caturaḥ) and/or other non-geminated cases), from Sanskrit চত্বারি (catvā́ri), the neuter form of চত্বারঃ (catvā́raḥ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|bn|inc-mbn|চারি|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle Bengali চারি (cari), {{inh+|bn|inc-mbn|চারি}} Inherited from Middle Bengali চারি (cari), {{inh|bn|inc-apa|𑖓𑖯𑖨𑖰|𑖓𑖯𑖨𑖰 ~ 𑖓𑖿𑖧𑖯𑖨𑖰}} Apabhramsa 𑖓𑖯𑖨𑖰 ~ 𑖓𑖿𑖧𑖯𑖨𑖰 (cāri ~ cyāri), {{inh|bn|pra-mag||*𑀘𑀬𑀸𑀭𑀺}} Magadhi Prakrit *𑀘𑀬𑀸𑀭𑀺 (*cayāri), {{inh|bn|sa||চত্বারি|tr=catvā́ri}} Sanskrit চত্বারি (catvā́ri), {{inh|bn|iir-pro|*čatwā́ras}} Proto-Indo-Iranian *čatwā́ras, {{inh|bn|ine-pro|*kʷetwóres}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres Head templates: {{head|bn|numeral|head=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} চার • (car), {{bn-numeral}} চার • (car)
  1. four

Alternative forms

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