Chautha: 1 definition

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Chautha means something in Hindi. 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.

Ambiguity: Although Chautha has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Cautha.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Chautha in Hindi refers in English to:—(a) the fourth (in succession); (nm) (the rituals observed on) the fourth day of (somebody’s) death; ~[pana] the old age, the last phase of life (that of a [samnyasi]—an anchorite)..—chautha (चौथा) is alternatively transliterated as Cauthā.

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