cauri

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French cauri, from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī). Doublet of cowrie. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkaʊɹi/ Rhymes: -aʊɹi Homophones: cowrie, kauri ==== Noun ==== cauri (plural cauris) A former monetary subdivision, equivalent to one hundredth of a Guinean syli. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Hindi चौंरी (ca͠urī), from Sanskrit चमर (camara, “yak”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaʊɹi/ Rhymes: -aʊɹi ==== Noun ==== cauri (plural cauris) Alternative form of chowry. === References === “cauri”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === auric, Cairu, Curia, curia == Catalan == === Etymology === Ultimately from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī, “cowry”), perhaps via English or French. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈkaw.ɾi] === Noun === cauri m (plural cauris) cowrie (all senses) ==== Synonyms ==== (member of the family Cypraeidae): porcellana == French == === Alternative forms === Cauri, kauri, kouri === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī, “cowry”), from Sanskrit कपर्द (kaparda, “cowry”); also from English cowry. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ko.ʁi/ === Noun === cauri m (plural cauris) cowrie, money cowry === Further reading === “cauri”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === cuira, curai == Latin == === Verb === caurī second-person singular present active imperative of cauriō == Latvian == === Adverb === cauri through; adverbial form of caurs (preposition-like, with dative) through, from one side to the other (crossing places, space, etc.) iziet cauri priekšnamam ― to exit through the hallway viņi jau bija mežam cauri ― they had already been through the forest rakties aizsprostam cauri ― to dig through the dam izdurt papīram cauri ― to pierce a hole through the paper (often preposition-like, with dative) through (despite, unhindered by, not kept in place by) stikls tik netīrs, ka neredz cauri ― the glass is so dirty that one can't see through (it) cauri aizkariem spiežas gaisma ― the light shines through the curtains jumtam cauri sūcas ūdens ― water is seeping through the roof trauksmes signāls skan cauri vētrai ― the alarm signal sounds through the storm kliedzieni dzirdami troksnim cauri ― shots heard through the noise laist cauri ― to let (something) through, not stop it lietus mētelis laiž ūdeni cauri — the raincoat lets water through through (entirely; without interruption; through all relevant objects) vairākkārt lasīt cauri ― to read it through several times sniga visu nakti cauri ― it snowed all night long, the whole night through strādāt visu dienu cauri ― to work all day long, the whole day through skatīt cauri iesniegtos dokumentus ― to read through (all) the submitted documents finished, done, through, over brīvdienas jau cauri ― the holidays are already over šis darbs nu ir cauri ― this work is now over lasīt, kamēr grāmata cauri ― to read until the book is finished ==== Synonyms ==== (through, across, despite): caur === Adjective === cauri nominative masculine plural of caurs