गच्छ
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- gaccha (Latin script)
- 𑀕𑀘𑁆𑀙 (Brahmi script)
- গচ্ছ (Bengali script)
- ගච්ඡ (Sinhalese script)
- ဂစ္ဆ or ၷၸ္ꧡ or ၷၸ်ꧡ (Burmese script)
- คจฺฉ or คัจฉะ (Thai script)
- ᨣᨧ᩠ᨨ (Tai Tham script)
- ຄຈ຺ຉ or ຄັຈຉະ (Lao script)
- គច្ឆ (Khmer script)
- 𑄉𑄌𑄴𑄍 (Chakma script)
Verb
गच्छ
- Devanagari script form of gaccha, which is imperative active second-person singular of गच्छति (gacchati, “to go”)
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- গচ্ছ (Assamese script)
- ᬕᬘ᭄ᬙ (Balinese script)
- গচ্ছ (Bengali script)
- 𑰐𑰓𑰿𑰔 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀕𑀘𑁆𑀙 (Brahmi script)
- ဂစ္ဆ (Burmese script)
- ગચ્છ (Gujarati script)
- ਗਚ੍ਛ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌗𑌚𑍍𑌛 (Grantha script)
- ꦒꦕ꧀ꦖ (Javanese script)
- 𑂏𑂒𑂹𑂓 (Kaithi script)
- ಗಚ್ಛ (Kannada script)
- គច្ឆ (Khmer script)
- ຄຈ຺ຉ (Lao script)
- ഗച്ഛ (Malayalam script)
- ᡤᠠᢜᡮᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘐𑘓𑘿𑘔 (Modi script)
- ᠺᠠᢋᠼᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦰𑦳𑧠𑦴 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐐𑐔𑑂𑐕 (Newa script)
- ଗଚ୍ଛ (Odia script)
- ꢔꢗ꣄ꢘ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆓𑆖𑇀𑆗 (Sharada script)
- 𑖐𑖓𑖿𑖔 (Siddham script)
- ගච්ඡ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩞𑩡 𑪙𑩢 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚌𑚏𑚶𑚐 (Takri script)
- க³ச்ச² (Tamil script)
- గచ్ఛ (Telugu script)
- คจฺฉ (Thai script)
- ག་ཙྪ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒑𑒔𑓂𑒕 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨍𑨣𑩇𑨤 (Zanabazar Square script)
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɡɐt.t͡ɕʰɐ/, [ɡɐt̚.t͡ɕʰɐ]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɡɐt̪.t͡ɕʰɐ/, [ɡɐt̪̚.t͡ɕʰɐ]
Etymology 1
If the original sense was "generation" or "lineage", then perhaps from the root गम् (gam, “to go, move”), with the literal meaning "advancement" (of a generation).
Noun
गच्छ • (gaccha) stem, m
- family, race
- a tree
- a Jaina lineage
- period (number of terms) of a progression
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | गच्छः (gacchaḥ) | गच्छौ (gacchau) गच्छा¹ (gacchā¹) |
गच्छाः (gacchāḥ) गच्छासः¹ (gacchāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | गच्छम् (gaccham) | गच्छौ (gacchau) गच्छा¹ (gacchā¹) |
गच्छान् (gacchān) |
| instrumental | गच्छेन (gacchena) | गच्छाभ्याम् (gacchābhyām) | गच्छैः (gacchaiḥ) गच्छेभिः¹ (gacchebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | गच्छाय (gacchāya) | गच्छाभ्याम् (gacchābhyām) | गच्छेभ्यः (gacchebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | गच्छात् (gacchāt) | गच्छाभ्याम् (gacchābhyām) | गच्छेभ्यः (gacchebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | गच्छस्य (gacchasya) | गच्छयोः (gacchayoḥ) | गच्छानाम् (gacchānām) |
| locative | गच्छे (gacche) | गच्छयोः (gacchayoḥ) | गच्छेषु (gaccheṣu) |
| vocative | गच्छ (gaccha) | गच्छौ (gacchau) गच्छा¹ (gacchā¹) |
गच्छाः (gacchāḥ) गच्छासः¹ (gacchāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Helu Prakrit:
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
- Hindi: गाछ (gāch)
- Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
- Pali: gaccha
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
गच्छ • (gaccha)
- imperative active second-person singular of गच्छति (gacchati)