رچھ

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (riccha), from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa). Cognate to Hindi रीछ (rīch), Gujarati રીંછ (rī̃ch), Punjabi ਰਿੱਛ / رِچّھ (riccha), Romani rish.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾɪ˨t͡ʃːʱə̆/

Noun

رِچّھ (ricch)

1. bear

Punjabi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas

Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa)

Prakrit 𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (riccha)

Punjabi رچھ (rch)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (riccha), from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa). Cognate to Hindi रीछ (rīch), Gujarati રીંછ (rī̃ch), Romani rish.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɾɪ˨t͡ʃːʱə̆/

Noun

رِچّھ • (ricch) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰਿੱਛ)

1. bear

Declension

Declension of رچھ
dir. sg.	رِچّھ (ricch)
dir. pl.	رِچّھ (ricch)
	singular	plural
direct	رِچّھ (ricch)	رِچّھ (ricch)
oblique	رِچّھ (ricch)	رِچّھاں (ricchāṉ)
vocative	رِچّھا (ricchā)	رِچّھو (riccho)
ablative	رِچّھوں (ricchoṉ)	رِچّھاں (ricchāṉ)
locative	رِچّھے (ricche)	رِچّھِیں (ricchīṉ)
instrumental	رِچّھوں (ricchoṉ)	–

References

• “رِچھّ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “رِچھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz