ऊँचा
See also: ऊंचा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ucca), from Sanskrit उच्च (ucca). Doublet of उच्च (ucc), a tatsama. Cognate with Punjabi ਉੱਚ (ucca) / اُچّ (ucc), Gujarati ઉંચું (uñcũ), Marathi उंच (uñca), Bengali উঁচু (ũcu), Dhivehi އުސް (us).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ũː.t͡ʃɑː/, [ũː.t͡ʃäː]
Adjective
ऊँचा • (ū̃cā) (Urdu spelling اُونچَا)
- high, tall, lofty
- Antonym: नीचा (nīcā)
- तस्वीर को थोड़ा और ऊँचा करो।
- tasvīr ko thoṛā aur ū̃cā karo.
- Move the picture a little higher.
- ऊँचा पहाड़ ― ū̃cā pahāṛ ― tall mountain
- (figurative) high-minded, aloof
- ऊँची बात ― ū̃cī bāt ― high-minded talk
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | ऊँचा ū̃cā |
ऊँचे ū̃ce |
ऊँची ū̃cī |
ऊँची ū̃cī |
| oblique | ऊँचे ū̃ce |
ऊँचे ū̃ce |
ऊँची ū̃cī |
ऊँची ū̃cī |
| vocative | ऊँचे ū̃ce |
ऊँचे ū̃ce |
ऊँची ū̃cī |
ऊँची ū̃cī |
Derived terms
- ऊँचाई (ū̃cāī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ऊँचा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ucca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press