ओक्चे

Konkani

Alternative forms

• वोक्चे (vōkce)

Etymology

Borrowed from Kannada ಒಕ್ಕರಿಸುವುದು (okkarisuvudu, “to gag, retch, dry heave”) probably ultimately of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Old Marathi उकणे (ukaṇe) and Marathi ओकणे (okṇe), borrowings from Kannada.

Verb

ओक्चे • (ōkce) (Latin script okche, Kannada script ಓಕ್ಚೆ)

1. to vomit, throw up