चौताल

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Hindi

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Etymology

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PIE word
*kʷetwóres

Inherited from Sanskrit चतुस्ताल (catustāla). By surface analysis, चौ- (cau-, four) +‎ ताल (tāl, rhythm, beat). Related to چَوْتَالَا (cavtālā) / चौताला (cautālā). Compare Nepali चौताल (cautāl), Punjabi ਚੌਤਾਲ (cautāl) / چَوْتال (cautāl), Gujarati ચોતાલ (cotāl), Odia ଚଉତାଳ (cautāḷa), ଚଉତାଲା (cautālā), Bengali চৌতাল (cōutal), চৌতালা (cōutala).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɔː.t̪ɑːl/, [t͡ʃɔː.t̪äːl]

Noun

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चौताल (cautālm (Urdu spelling چَوْتَال)

  1. (Hindustani classical music) chowtal (four-beat rhythmic pattern)
  2. chowtal (song sung during Holi)

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