اچه

Chagatai

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *eke (elder sister). Cognate with Kazakh әже (äje, grandmother), Turkmen eje (mother, aunt, elder sister), Chuvash акка (akka), Kyrgyz эже (eje, elder sister, aunt), Southern Altai эје (eǰe, elder sister), Ottoman Turkish اجی (eci, elder sister, grandmother), Karachay-Balkar эгеч (egeç, sister). Compare also Mongolian ээж (eež, mother), Buryat эжы (ežy, mother), Kalmyk ээҗ (eej, mother, paternal grandmother).

Noun

اچه (äçä)

  1. mother
    Synonym: انا (ana)
  2. old woman
    Synonym: ماما (mama)

Descendants

  • Tajik: оча (oča, mother)
  • Hazaragi: آجه (âja, grandmother)

References

Malay

Verb

اچه

  1. Jawi spelling of acah.‎