ਅੱਛਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अच्छ (accha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ət.t͡ʃʰaː/, [ɐt̚.t͡ʃʰäː]

Adjective

ਅੱਛਾ • (acchā) (Shahmukhi spelling اچھا) (rare, dialectal)

  1. good, fine, pleasant, nice, well, amiable
  2. proper, suitable, fit, useful
  3. benevolent, kind

Declension

Declension of ਅੱਛਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਅੱਛਾ (acchā) ਅੱਛੇ (acche) ਅੱਛੀ (acchī) ਅੱਛੀਆਂ (acchīā̃)
oblique ਅੱਛੇ (acche) ਅੱਛਿਆਂ (acchiā̃) ਅੱਛੀ (acchī) ਅੱਛੀਆਂ (acchīā̃)

Synonyms

Interjection

ਅੱਛਾ • (acchā) (Shahmukhi spelling اچھا)

  1. OK
    ਅੱਛਾ, ਮੈਂ ਸਮਝ ਗਿਆ
    acchā, maĩ samajh giā.
    Ok, I understand now.
  2. ah (showing understanding or interest)
  3. really? (showing surprise)

Synonyms

References

  • ਅੱਛਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਅੱਛਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.