Caturi, Cāturī: 7 definitions
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Caturi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Chaturi.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarycāturī (चातुरी).—f (S Common in poetry and ballads.) Shrewdness, sagacity, intelligence, ingenuity, cleverness.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishcāturī (चातुरी).—f Shrewdness; sagacity.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Cāturī (चातुरी):—[from cātura] f. (= rya, [Siddhānta-kaumudī napuṃs. 4; Vopadeva iv, 12]) dexterity, cleverness, [Prasannarāghava ii, 8/9; iii, 13/14; Vikramāṅkadeva-carita, by Bilhaṇa vi, 12]
2) [v.s. ...] amiableness, [Sāhitya-darpaṇa x, 84.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryCātūrī (चातूरी):—(nf) cleverness, ingeniousness, tact; dexterity.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCāturi (ಚಾತುರಿ):—[noun] = ಚಾತುರ್ಯ [caturya].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCaturi (சதுரி) [caturittal] 11 transitive verb < சதுரம்¹. [sathuram¹.] (W.)
1. To cut or make a square figure; சரிசதுர மாக்குதல். [sarisathura makkuthal.]
2. To size wood, etc. square-wise; மர முதலியவற்றை நான்குபட்டையாகச் செதுக்குதல். [mara muthaliyavarrai nankupattaiyagas sethukkuthal.]
3. To fix boundary lines on the ground for the erection of a new building; கட்டடத்தின் அமைப் பெல்லையைப் பூமியில் வரையறுத்துக் குறித்தல். [kattadathin amaip pellaiyaip pumiyil varaiyaruthug kurithal.]
4. (Mathematics) To square a number; எண்ணை வர்க்க மாக்குதல். [ennai varkka makkuthal.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryCāturī (चातुरी):—n. cleverness; skill; dexterity;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with (+4): Caturidahpadastobha, Caturidaspadastobha, Caturiddhi, Caturiddhipada, Caturiddhipadabhavana, Caturiddhipadabhavananubhava, Caturiddhipadapatilabha, Caturika, Caturikai, Caturikan, Caturike, Caturiman, Caturindriya, Caturisu, Caturitthi Vimana, Caturittiru, Caturiya, Caturiyakamam, Caturiyam, Caturiyan.
Full-text: Gallacaturi, Chaturi, Gallopadhaniya, Caturika, Caturya, Pradikshate, Catura, Patra, Shubha.
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