काँच

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘 (kacca), from Sanskrit काच (kāca), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?]. Compare Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎿𐎣 (kāsaka, “glass”).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑ̃ːt͡ʃ/, [kä̃ːt͡ʃ]

Noun

काँच • (kā̃c) m (Urdu spelling کانچ)

glass (substance)
Synonyms: ग्लास (glās), शीशा (śīśā)
- 1574 – 1576, Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas:
  काँच किरच बदलें ते लेहीं ।
  कर ते डारि परस मनि देहीं ॥
  kā̃c kirac badlẽ te lehī̃ .
  kar te ḍāri paras mani dehī̃ .
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of *काँच* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	काँच kā̃c	काँच kā̃c
oblique	काँच kā̃c	काँचों kā̃cõ
vocative	काँच kā̃c	काँचो kā̃co

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “काँच”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 184

Nepali

Alternative forms

कांच (kā̃c)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘 (kacca), from Sanskrit काच (kācá).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kä̃t͡s]
Phonetic Devanagari: काँच्

Noun

काँच • (kā̃c)

glass (substance)

Old Awadhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit काच (kāca), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?].

Noun

काँच (kām̐ca)

glass (substance)
- c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa:
  काँच किरच बदलें ते लेहीं ।
  कर ते डारि परस मनि देहीं ॥
  kām̐ca kiraca badaleṃ te lehīṃ.
  kara te ḍāri parasa mani dehīṃ.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)