chāū- [short prefixal form of चार] four-, as in चौकन्ना lit. four eared; चौकोर lit. having four sides; चौखट lit having four woods; चौगुना four times; चौमंज़िला four-storeyed; चौरस्ता lit. having four paths.

chāūkor a quadrangular [कमरा room, मेज़ table, मैदान plain]. [syn. चौखूँटा].

chāūkhū̃ṭā a quadrangular [आँगना courtyard, कपड़ा cloth, खेत field]: चौखूँटी क्यारी -- flower-bed. [syn. चौकोर]