ਚੌਥਾ

Punjabi

Punjabi numbers ^(edit)

	40[a], [b]
←  3	੪ 4	5  →
Cardinal: ਚਾਰ (cār)     Ordinal: ਚੌਥਾ (cauthā)     Adverbial: ਚੌਣਾ (cauṇā)     Multiplier: ਚਹੁਰਾ (cahurā)     Collective: ਚਹੁੰ (cahũ)     Fractional: ਚੌਥਾਈ (cauthāī)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣 (caüttha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit चतुर्थ (caturtha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔː.t̪ʰːäː/

Adjective

ਚੌਥਾ • (cauthā) (Shahmukhi spelling چوتھا)

1. (ordinal number) fourth

Declension

Declension of ਚੌਥਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਚੌਥਾ (cauthā)	ਚੌਥੇ (cauthe)		ਚੌਥੀ (cauthī)	ਚੌਥੀਆਂ (cauthīā̃)
oblique	ਚੌਥੇ (cauthe)	ਚੌਥਿਆਂ (cauthiā̃)		ਚੌਥੀ (cauthī)	ਚੌਥੀਆਂ (cauthīā̃)

References

• “ਚੌਥਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caturthá-”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 249