اچا

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ucca), from Sanskrit उच्च (ucca), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *utˢčáH, from Proto-Indo-European *úds-kʷeh₁.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ʊt͡ʃ.t͡ʃäː/

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• Rhymes: -äː

Adjective

اُچّا • (uccā) (feminine اُچّی, Gurmukhi spelling ਉੱਚਾ)

1. high; lofty
2. eminent
3. elevated (of ground or land)
4. loud; raised (of volume)

Declension

Declension of اچا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	اُچّا (uccā)	اُچّے (ucce)		اُچّی (uccī)	اُچِّیاں (ucciyāṉ)
oblique	اُچّے (ucce)	اُچّیاں (ucceyāṉ)		اُچّی (uccī)	اُچِّیاں (ucciyāṉ)

Adverb

اُچّا • (uccā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਉੱਚਾ)

1. up; high; aloft

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “اُچّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “اچا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
• “ਉੱਚਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ucca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press