उचक्का
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From उचकना (ucaknā) + -आ (-ā, agentive suffix). Compare Punjabi ਉਚੱਕਾ (ucakkā, “thief”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]उचक्का • (ucakkā) m (feminine उचक्की, Urdu spelling اُچّکا)
- pilferer, pickpocket
- Synonym: चोर (cor)
- swindler
- Synonym: ठग (ṭhag)
Declension
[edit]Declension of उचक्का (masc ā-stem)
Derived terms
[edit]- उचक्कापन (ucakkāpan)
Descendants
[edit]- → Persian: اچکه
References
[edit]- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “उचक्का”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उचक्का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “उचक्का”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha