अच्छ

See also: अच्छे, अच्छी, and अच्छा

Braj

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ət͡ʃt͡ʃʰ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi)

Noun

अच्छ (acch) m

1. eye
2. rosary

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (accha), from Sanskrit अच्छ (accha)

Adjective

अच्छ (acch)

1. good, nice, fine

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• accha (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (Brahmi script)
• অচ্ছ (Bengali script)
• අච‍්ඡ (Sinhalese script)
• အစ္ဆ or ဢၸ္ꧡ or ဢၸ်ꧡ (Burmese script)
• อจฺฉ or อัจฉะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨧ᩠ᨨ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຈ຺ຉ or ອັຈຉະ (Lao script)
• អច្ឆ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄌𑄴𑄍 (Chakma script)

Noun

अच्छ m

1. Devanagari script form of accha

Declension

Declension table of "अच्छ" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	अच्छो (accho)	अच्छा (acchā)
Accusative (second)	अच्छं (acchaṃ)	अच्छे (acche)
Instrumental (third)	अच्छेन (acchena)	अच्छेहि (acchehi) or अच्छेभि (acchebhi)
Dative (fourth)	अच्छस्स (acchassa) or अच्छाय (acchāya) or अच्छत्थं (acchatthaṃ)	अच्छानं (acchānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	अच्छस्मा (acchasmā) or अच्छम्हा (acchamhā) or अच्छा (acchā)	अच्छेहि (acchehi) or अच्छेभि (acchebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	अच्छस्स (acchassa)	अच्छानं (acchānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	अच्छस्मिं (acchasmiṃ) or अच्छम्हि (acchamhi) or अच्छे (acche)	अच्छेसु (acchesu)
Vocative (calling)	अच्छ (accha)	अच्छा (acchā)

Prakrit

Adjective

अच्छ (accha)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (“clear, transparent, pure, clean”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অচ্ছ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬘ᭄ᬙ (Balinese script)
• অচ্ছ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰓𑰿𑰔 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (Brahmi script)
• အစ္ဆ (Burmese script)
• અચ્છ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਚ੍ਛ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌚𑍍𑌛 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦕ꧀ꦖ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂒𑂹𑂓 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಚ್ಛ (Kannada script)
• អច្ឆ (Khmer script)
• ອຈ຺ຉ (Lao script)
• അച്ഛ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᢜᡮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘓𑘿𑘔 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢋᠼᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑦳𑧠𑦴 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐔𑑂𑐕 (Newa script)
• ଅଚ୍ଛ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢗ꣄ꢘ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆖𑇀𑆗 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖓𑖿𑖔 (Siddham script)
• අච‍්ඡ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩡 𑪙𑩢 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚏𑚶𑚐 (Takri script)
• அச்ச² (Tamil script)
• అచ్ఛ (Telugu script)
• อจฺฉ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཙྪ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒔𑓂𑒕 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨣𑩇𑨤 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐt.t͡ɕʰɐ/, [ɐt̚.t͡ɕʰɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈɐt̪.t͡ɕʰɐ/, [ˈɐt̪̚.t͡ɕʰɐ]

Etymology 1

From अ- (a-, “not”) +‎ छ (cha, “shaded”); the second component being related to छद् (chad, “to cover”).

Adjective

अच्छ • (accha) stem

1. "not shaded, not dark"
2. pellucid, transparent, clear

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अच्छ (accha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अच्छः acchaḥ	अच्छौ / अच्छा¹ acchau / acchā¹	अच्छाः / अच्छासः¹ acchāḥ / acchāsaḥ¹
Vocative	अच्छ accha	अच्छौ / अच्छा¹ acchau / acchā¹	अच्छाः / अच्छासः¹ acchāḥ / acchāsaḥ¹
Accusative	अच्छम् accham	अच्छौ / अच्छा¹ acchau / acchā¹	अच्छान् acchān
Instrumental	अच्छेन acchena	अच्छाभ्याम् acchābhyām	अच्छैः / अच्छेभिः¹ acchaiḥ / acchebhiḥ¹
Dative	अच्छाय acchāya	अच्छाभ्याम् acchābhyām	अच्छेभ्यः acchebhyaḥ
Ablative	अच्छात् acchāt	अच्छाभ्याम् acchābhyām	अच्छेभ्यः acchebhyaḥ
Genitive	अच्छस्य acchasya	अच्छयोः acchayoḥ	अच्छानाम् acchānām
Locative	अच्छे acche	अच्छयोः acchayoḥ	अच्छेषु accheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of अच्छि (acchi)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अच्छिः acchiḥ	अच्छी acchī	अच्छयः acchayaḥ
Vocative	अच्छे acche	अच्छी acchī	अच्छयः acchayaḥ
Accusative	अच्छिम् acchim	अच्छी acchī	अच्छीः acchīḥ
Instrumental	अच्छ्या / अच्छी¹ acchyā / acchī¹	अच्छिभ्याम् acchibhyām	अच्छिभिः acchibhiḥ
Dative	अच्छये / अच्छ्यै² / अच्छी¹ acchaye / acchyai² / acchī¹	अच्छिभ्याम् acchibhyām	अच्छिभ्यः acchibhyaḥ
Ablative	अच्छेः / अच्छ्याः² / अच्छ्यै³ accheḥ / acchyāḥ² / acchyai³	अच्छिभ्याम् acchibhyām	अच्छिभ्यः acchibhyaḥ
Genitive	अच्छेः / अच्छ्याः² / अच्छ्यै³ accheḥ / acchyāḥ² / acchyai³	अच्छ्योः acchyoḥ	अच्छीनाम् acchīnām
Locative	अच्छौ / अच्छ्याम्² / अच्छा¹ acchau / acchyām² / acchā¹	अच्छ्योः acchyoḥ	अच्छिषु acchiṣu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Later Sanskrit ³Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of अच्छ (accha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अच्छम् accham	अच्छे acche	अच्छानि / अच्छा¹ acchāni / acchā¹
Vocative	अच्छ accha	अच्छे acche	अच्छानि / अच्छा¹ acchāni / acchā¹
Accusative	अच्छम् accham	अच्छे acche	अच्छानि / अच्छा¹ acchāni / acchā¹
Instrumental	अच्छेन acchena	अच्छाभ्याम् acchābhyām	अच्छैः / अच्छेभिः¹ acchaiḥ / acchebhiḥ¹
Dative	अच्छाय acchāya	अच्छाभ्याम् acchābhyām	अच्छेभ्यः acchebhyaḥ
Ablative	अच्छात् acchāt	अच्छाभ्याम् acchābhyām	अच्छेभ्यः acchebhyaḥ
Genitive	अच्छस्य acchasya	अच्छयोः acchayoḥ	अच्छानाम् acchānām
Locative	अच्छे acche	अच्छयोः acchayoḥ	अच्छेषु accheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (accha) (see there for further descendants)

Noun

अच्छ • (accha) stem, m

1. a crystal

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अच्छ (accha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अच्छः acchaḥ	अच्छौ / अच्छा¹ acchau / acchā¹	अच्छाः / अच्छासः¹ acchāḥ / acchāsaḥ¹
Vocative	अच्छ accha	अच्छौ / अच्छा¹ acchau / acchā¹	अच्छाः / अच्छासः¹ acchāḥ / acchāsaḥ¹
Accusative	अच्छम् accham	अच्छौ / अच्छा¹ acchau / acchā¹	अच्छान् acchān
Instrumental	अच्छेन acchena	अच्छाभ्याम् acchābhyām	अच्छैः / अच्छेभिः¹ acchaiḥ / acchebhiḥ¹
Dative	अच्छाय acchāya	अच्छाभ्याम् acchābhyām	अच्छेभ्यः acchebhyaḥ
Ablative	अच्छात् acchāt	अच्छाभ्याम् acchābhyām	अच्छेभ्यः acchebhyaḥ
Genitive	अच्छस्य acchasya	अच्छयोः acchayoḥ	अच्छानाम् acchānām
Locative	अच्छे acche	अच्छयोः acchayoḥ	अच्छेषु accheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Tamil: அச்சம் (accam) (learned)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas

Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa)

Pali acchabor.

Sanskrit अच्छ (accha)

Borrowed from Pali accha, from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.

Noun

अच्छ • (accha) stem, m

1. bear

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अच्छ (accha)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	अच्छः acchaḥ	अच्छौ / अच्छा¹ acchau / acchā¹	अच्छाः / अच्छासः¹ acchāḥ / acchāsaḥ¹
Vocative	अच्छ accha	अच्छौ / अच्छा¹ acchau / acchā¹	अच्छाः / अच्छासः¹ acchāḥ / acchāsaḥ¹
Accusative	अच्छम् accham	अच्छौ / अच्छा¹ acchau / acchā¹	अच्छान् acchān
Instrumental	अच्छेन acchena	अच्छाभ्याम् acchābhyām	अच्छैः / अच्छेभिः¹ acchaiḥ / acchebhiḥ¹
Dative	अच्छाय acchāya	अच्छाभ्याम् acchābhyām	अच्छेभ्यः acchebhyaḥ
Ablative	अच्छात् acchāt	अच्छाभ्याम् acchābhyām	अच्छेभ्यः acchebhyaḥ
Genitive	अच्छस्य acchasya	अच्छयोः acchayoḥ	अच्छानाम् acchānām
Locative	अच्छे acche	अच्छयोः acchayoḥ	अच्छेषु accheṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अच्छभल्ल (acchabhalla)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “अच्छ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 9/1.