𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣

Prakrit

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[a], [b], [c], [d], [e], [f], [g], [h] ←  3	𑁪 4	5  →
Cardinal: 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑁄 (cattāro), 𑀘𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀸𑀭𑀺 (cattāri), 𑀘𑀉𑀭𑁄 (caüro)     Ordinal: 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣 (caüttha), 𑀘𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀣 (cŏttha), 𑀘𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀞 (caüṭṭha), 𑀢𑀼𑀭𑀺𑀅 (turia), 𑀘𑀤𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣 (caduttha)

Alternative forms

• 𑀘𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀣 (cŏttha), 𑀘𑀤𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀣 (caduttha), 𑀘𑀉𑀝𑁆𑀞 (caüṭṭha), 𑀘𑀤𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (caduṭṭha)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit 𑀘𑀢𑀼𑀭𑁆𑀣 (caturthá). Cognate with Pali catuttha.

Adjective

𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣 (caüttha) (Devanagari चउत्थ, Gujarati ચઉત્થ, Kannada ಚಉತ್ಥ) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Jain Māhārāṣṭrī, Ardhamāgadhī) (ordinal number)

1. fourth

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣 (masculine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁄 (caüttho)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸 (caütthā)
Accusative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (caütthaṃ)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂 (caütthe) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸 (caütthā)
Instrumental	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂𑀡 (caüttheṇa) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂𑀡𑀁 (caüttheṇaṃ)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂𑀳𑀺 (caütthehi) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (caütthehiṃ)
Dative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀅 (caütthāa)	—
Ablative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀑 (caütthāo) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀉 (caütthāu) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸 (caütthā) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀳𑀺 (caütthāhi) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (caütthāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀲𑁆𑀲 (caütthassa)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀡 (caütthāṇa) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀡𑀁 (caütthāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (caütthammi) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂 (caütthe)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂𑀲𑀼 (caütthesu) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (caütthesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣 (caüttha) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸 (caütthā)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸 (caütthā)

Maharastri declension of 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻 (caütthī)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀑 (caütthīo) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻 (caütthī)
Accusative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺𑀁 (caütthiṃ)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀑 (caütthīo) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻 (caütthī)
Instrumental	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀏 (caütthīe)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀳𑀺 (caütthīhi) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁 (caütthīhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀑 (caütthīo)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (caütthīhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀏 (caütthīe)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀡 (caütthīṇa) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀡𑀁 (caütthīṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀏 (caütthīe)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀲𑀼 (caütthīsu) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀲𑀼𑀁 (caütthīsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀺 (caütthi) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻 (caütthī)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻𑀑 (caütthīo) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀻 (caütthī)

Maharastri declension of 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣 (neuter)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (caütthaṃ)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀇𑀁 (caütthāiṃ) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀇 (caütthāi)
Accusative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁 (caütthaṃ)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀇𑀁 (caütthāiṃ) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀇 (caütthāi)
Instrumental	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂𑀡 (caüttheṇa) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂𑀡𑀁 (caüttheṇaṃ)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂𑀳𑀺 (caütthehi) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂𑀳𑀺𑀁 (caütthehiṃ)
Dative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀅 (caütthāa)	—
Ablative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀑 (caütthāo) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀉 (caütthāu) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸 (caütthā) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀳𑀺 (caütthāhi) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (caütthāhiṃto)	—
Genitive	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀲𑁆𑀲 (caütthassa)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀡 (caütthāṇa) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀡𑀁 (caütthāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀺 (caütthammi) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂 (caütthe)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂𑀲𑀼 (caütthesu) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑁂𑀲𑀼𑀁 (caütthesuṃ)
Vocative	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣 (caüttha) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸 (caütthā)	𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀇𑀁 (caütthāiṃ) or 𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀸𑀇 (caütthāi)

Derived terms

• Assamese: চৌথা (southa)
• *𑀘𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣-𑀅 (*caüttha-a)
  • Konkani: चवथें (cavthẽ)
  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: चउथ (caütha), चौत्र (cautra), चौथ (cautha)

    Modi script: 𑘓𑘄𑘞 (cautha), 𑘓𑘼𑘝𑘿𑘨 (cautra), 𑘓𑘼𑘞 (cautha)

    • Marathi: चौथे (cauthe)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “चउ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 323
• Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit‎, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 177.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “caturthá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 249