अच्छा
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (accha) without compensatory lengthening, from Sanskrit अच्छ (accha). Displaced Hindi आछा (āchā), from the same source.[1] Cognate with Punjabi ਅੱਛਾ (acchā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا)
- good, nice, fine
- delicious, tasty
- Synonym: स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ)
- यह खाना बहुत ही अच्छा है!
- yah khānā bahut hī acchā hai!
- This food is quite delicious!
- अच्छी मिठाई ― acchī miṭhāī ― tasty sweets
Declension
[edit]Declension of अच्छा (ā-stem)
Descendants
[edit]Adverb
[edit]अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا)
- well
- क्या तुमने अच्छा किया? ― kyā tumne acchā kiyā? ― Did you do well?
Interjection
[edit]अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا)
- oh! (often with stress on the final syllable)
- अच्छा! तो मैं सही था!
- acchā! to ma͠i sahī thā!
- Oh! So I was correct!
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “accha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Nepali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hindi अच्छा (acchā), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (accha), from Sanskrit अच्छ (accha).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]अच्छा • (acchā)
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “accha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
[edit]- Schmidt, Turner (2022) “अच्छा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Nepali Dictionaries]
Pali
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Alternative scripts
Noun
[edit]अच्छा
- Devanagari script form of acchā, ablative singular & nominative/vocative plural of अच्छ (accha, “bear”)
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