চারি

Bengali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Gaudi-Kamarupi Prakrit চারি (cari), from Sanskrit चत्वारः (catvāraḥ), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *čatwā́ras, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Numeral

চারি • (cari)

  1. Alternative form of চার (car, “four”)

Usage notes
  • Chiefly used in compounds in Standard Bengali, most notably চারিদিকে (caridike, “all around”).
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