पूछताछ

Hindi

Etymology

Reduplication of पूछ (pūch, questioning).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /puːt͡ʃʰ.t̪ɑːt͡ʃʰ/, [puːt͡ʃʰ.t̪äːt͡ʃʰ]

Noun

पूछताछ • (pūchtāchf (Urdu spelling پوچھتاچھ)

  1. questioning, interrogation

Declension

Declension of पूछताछ (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पूछताछ
pūchtāch
पूछताछें
pūchtāchẽ
oblique पूछताछ
pūchtāch
पूछताछों
pūchtāchõ
vocative पूछताछ
pūchtāch
पूछताछो
pūchtācho

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पूछ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 640