कच्छा

Hindi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit कक्ष्या (kakṣyā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), through Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (kacchā). Cognate with Bengali কাছা (kacha). Doublet of काछ (kāch), which is inherited.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kət̪.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [kɐt̚.t͡ʃʰäː]

Noun

कच्छा • (kacchā) m (Urdu spelling کچّھا)

1. underpants

   Synonyms: चड्डी (caḍḍī), जाँघिया (jāṅghiyā)

Declension

Declension of कच्छा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कच्छा kacchā	कच्छे kacche
oblique	कच्छे kacche	कच्छों kacchõ
vocative	कच्छे kacche	कच्छो kaccho

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kakṣyāˋ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press