పచ్చ

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *pac-. Cognate with Kannada ಪಚ್ಚೆ (pacce), Malayalam പച്ച (pacca), Tamil பச்சை (paccai).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pat͡ɕːa/, [pat͡ʃːa]

Noun

పచ్చ • (pacca? (plural పచ్చలు)

  1. leaf-colored; green, yellowish green, yellow colour (a leaf being first green, then fading into yellow)
  2. an emerald
  3. any figure punctured or tattooed into the skin, because it is coloured green
  4. a green plant or tree

Adjective

పచ్చ • (pacca)

  1. green, yellow, sallow

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