مچھ

Punjabi

Etymology 1

Noun

مَچّھ • (macch) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੱਛ)[1]

  1. alternative form of مَچّھی (macchī, “fish”)
Declension
Declension of مچھ
singular plural
direct مَچّھ (macch) مَچّھ (macch)
oblique مَچّھ (macch) مَچّھاں (macchāṉ)
vocative مَچّھا (macchā) مَچّھو (maccho)
ablative مَچّھوں (macchoṉ) مَچّھاں (macchāṉ)
locative مَچّھے (macche) مَچّھِیں (macchīṉ)
instrumental مَچّھوں (macchoṉ) –

Etymology 2

    Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀼 (massu), from Sanskrit श्मश्रु (śmaśru), from Proto-Indo-Aryan [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian *smáćru, from Proto-Indo-European *smóḱru, from *smóḱwr̥.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    مُچّھ • (mucch) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਮੁੱਛ)[2][3] (in the plural)

    1. moustache
    2. whisker (of an animal)
    3. (figuratively) reputation
    Declension
    Declension of مچھ
    singular plural
    direct مُچّھ (mucch) مُچّھاں (mucchāṉ)
    oblique مُچّھ (mucch) مُچّھاں (mucchāṉ)
    vocative مُچّھے (mucche) مُچّھو (muccho)
    ablative مُچّھوں (mucchoṉ) مُچّھاں (mucchāṉ)
    locative مُچّھی (mucchī) مُچّھِیں (mucchīṉ)
    instrumental مُچّھِیں (mucchīṉ) مُچّھے (mucche)

    References

    1. ^ Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “مچھّ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
    2. ^ Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “مُچھّ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
    3. ^ “ਮੁੱਛ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025

    Urdu

    Etymology

    Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀙 (maccha), from Sanskrit मत्स्य (mátsya).

    Pronunciation

    Proper noun

    مَچْھ • (mach) m (Hindi spelling मछ)

    1. Machh (a city in Kachhi district, Balochistan, Pakistan)

    Noun

    مَچْھ • (macch) m (Hindi spelling मच्छ)

    1. fish
      Synonym: مچھلی
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