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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chaalis
"उसके पास चालीस किताबें हैं।"
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The number equivalent to the product of four and ten; 40.
"She celebrated her fortieth birthday and felt forty was a great age."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'forty' originates from the Old English 'feowertig', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*fehwurtig', meaning 'four tens'. Over time, it evolved through Middle English as 'forty', reflecting the base-10 counting system prevalent in many cultures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Forty" is said worldwide
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quarante
Transliteration: quarante
"Il a quarante ans."
vierzig
Transliteration: vierzig
"Das Buch hat vierzig Seiten."
quaranta
Transliteration: quaranta
"Ci sono quaranta studenti in classe."
cuarenta
Transliteration: cuarenta
"Compré cuarenta manzanas."
quarenta
Transliteration: quarenta
"Ele tem quarenta anos."
चालीस
Transliteration: chaalis
"उसके पास चालीस किताबें हैं।"
四十
Transliteration: sì shí
"这间教室里有四十名学生。"
마흔
Transliteration: maheun
"그는 마흔 살입니다."
四十
Transliteration: yonjū
"彼は四十歳です。"
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