छूछा

See also: छाछ

Hindi

Etymology

Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙 (chuccha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), a variant of 𑀢𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙 (tuccha), from Sanskrit तुच्छ्य (tucchya), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *tuśćyás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tušćyás, from Proto-Indo-European *tus-sḱ-yós. Doublet of तुच्छ (tucch).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

छूछा • (chūchā) (Urdu spelling چھوچھا)

Declension

Declension of *छूछा* (ā-stem)
	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	छूछा chūchā	छूछे chūche	छूछी chūchī	छूछी chūchī
oblique	छूछे chūche	छूछे chūche	छूछी chūchī	छूछी chūchī
vocative	छूछे chūche	छूछे chūche	छूछी chūchī	छूछी chūchī

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tucchya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छूछा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press