अच्छा
Hindi
Alternative forms
- आछा (āchā) — obsolete
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (accha) without cluster simplification, from Sanskrit अच्छ (accha). Displaced Hindi आछा (āchā), from the same source.[1] Cognate with Punjabi ਅੱਛਾ (acchā).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ət̪.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [ɐt̚.t͡ʃʰäː]
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Adjective
अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا)
- good, nice, fine
- delicious, tasty
- Synonym: स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ)
- यह खाना बहुत ही अच्छा है!
- yah khānā bahut hī acchā hai!
- This food is quite delicious!
- अच्छी मिठाई ― acchī miṭhāī ― tasty sweets
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | अच्छा acchā |
अच्छे acche |
अच्छी acchī |
अच्छी acchī |
| oblique | अच्छे acche |
अच्छे acche |
अच्छी acchī |
अच्छी acchī |
| vocative | अच्छे acche |
अच्छे acche |
अच्छी acchī |
अच्छी acchī |
Descendants
Adverb
अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا)
- well
- क्या तुमने अच्छा किया? ― kyā tumne acchā kiyā? ― Did you do well?
Interjection
अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا)
- oh! (often with stress on the final syllable)
- अच्छा! तो मैं सही था!
- acchā! to ma͠i sahī thā!
- Oh! So I was correct!
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “accha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi अच्छा (acchā), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (accha), from Sanskrit अच्छ (accha).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ʌt̚t͡sʰä]
- Phonetic Devanagari: अच्छा
Adjective
अच्छा • (acchā)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “accha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- acchā (Latin script)
- 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- অচ্ছা (Bengali script)
- අච්ඡා (Sinhalese script)
- အစ္ဆာ or ဢၸ္ꧡႃ or ဢၸ်ꧡႃ (Burmese script)
- อจฺฉา or อัจฉา (Thai script)
- ᩋᨧ᩠ᨨᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ອຈ຺ຉາ or ອັຈຉາ (Lao script)
- អច្ឆា (Khmer script)
- 𑄃𑄌𑄴𑄍𑄂 (Chakma script)
Noun
अच्छा
- Devanagari script form of acchā, ablative singular & nominative/vocative plural of अच्छ (accha, “bear”)
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
- अच्छ (áccha) — at the end of a pāda
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- অচ্ছা (Assamese script)
- ᬅᬘ᭄ᬙᬵ (Balinese script)
- অচ্ছা (Bengali script)
- 𑰀𑰓𑰿𑰔𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- အစ္ဆာ (Burmese script)
- અચ્છા (Gujarati script)
- ਅਚ੍ਛਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌅𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦄꦕ꧀ꦖꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂃𑂒𑂹𑂓𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಅಚ್ಛಾ (Kannada script)
- អច្ឆា (Khmer script)
- ອຈ຺ຉາ (Lao script)
- അച്ഛാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠠᢜᡮᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘀𑘓𑘿𑘔𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠠᢋᠼᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦠𑦳𑧠𑦴𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐀𑐔𑑂𑐕𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଅଚ୍ଛା (Odia script)
- ꢂꢗ꣄ꢘꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆃𑆖𑇀𑆗𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖀𑖓𑖿𑖔𑖯 (Siddham script)
- අච්ඡා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩐𑩡 𑪙𑩢𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚀𑚏𑚶𑚐𑚭 (Takri script)
- அச்ச²ா (Tamil script)
- అచ్ఛా (Telugu script)
- อจฺฉา (Thai script)
- ཨ་ཙྪཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒁𑒔𑓂𑒕𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨀𑨣𑩇𑨤𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éskʷe and cognate with Proto-Slavic *ešče.
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɐ́t.t͡ɕʰɑː/, [ɐ́t̚.t͡ɕʰɑː]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɐt̪.t͡ɕʰɑː/, [ɐt̪̚.t͡ɕʰɑː]
Preposition
अच्छा • (ácchā) (Vedic)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “अच्छा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 9, column 1.
- Lubotsky, Alexander (2011) “áchā”, in The Indo-Aryan Inherited Lexicon (in progress) (Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Project), Leiden University, page 8