اچا
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ucca), from Sanskrit उच्च (ucca), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *utˢčáH, from Proto-Indo-European *úds-kʷeh₁.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /ʊt͡ʃ.t͡ʃäː/
Audio (India): (file) - Rhymes: -äː
Adjective
اُچّا • (uccā) (feminine اُچّی, Gurmukhi spelling ਉੱਚਾ)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | اُچّا (uccā) | اُچّے (ucce) | اُچّی (uccī) | اُچِّیاں (ucciyāṉ) | |
| oblique | اُچّے (ucce) | اُچّیاں (ucceyāṉ) | اُچّی (uccī) | اُچِّیاں (ucciyāṉ) | |
Adverb
اُچّا • (uccā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਉੱਚਾ)
Further reading
- Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “اُچّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
- Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “اچا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
- “ਉੱਚਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ucca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press