1. NED Manandhar & Vergati

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(-guu) 1. a particular set of four numbers, 4, 8, 12, and 16, which is assigned as the set of winning numbers for a given participant in a cowry play. 2. the position in cowry play held by a player whose winning numbers of upright cowry shells ore 4, 8, 12, 16. (cf. dāu, khāel, kau hwā-ye,) The other sets of winning numbers are named panjā (1, 5, 9, 13) chakkā (2, 6, 10, 14), and tiyā (3, 7, 11, 15). Skt. catuṣka.

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