कच्छा

Hindi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit कक्ष्या (kakṣyā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), through Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (kacchā). Cognate with Bengali কাছা (kacha). Doublet of काछ (kāch), which is inherited.

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kət̪.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [kɐt̚.t͡ʃʰäː]

Noun

कच्छा • (kacchā) m (Urdu spelling کچّھا)

underpants
Synonyms: चड्डी (caḍḍī), जाँघिया (jāṅghiyā)

Declension

Declension of *कच्छा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	कच्छा kacchā	कच्छे kacche
oblique	कच्छे kacche	कच्छों kacchõ
vocative	कच्छे kacche	कच्छो kaccho

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kakṣyāˋ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press