काँच

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘 (kacca), from Sanskrit काच (kāca), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?]. Compare Old Persian 𐎣𐎠𐎿𐎣 (kāsaka, “glass”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑ̃ːt͡ʃ/, [kä̃ːt͡ʃ]

Noun

काँच • (kā̃c) m (Urdu spelling کاںچ)

1. glass (substance)

   Synonyms: ग्लास (glās), शीशा (śīśā)

   • 1574 – 1576, Tulsidas, Ramcharitmanas :

     काँच किरच बदलें ते लेहीं ।
     कर ते डारि परस मनि देहीं ॥

     kā̃c kirac badlẽ te lehī̃ .
     kar te ḍāri paras mani dehī̃ .

Declension

Declension of काँच (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	काँच kā̃c	काँच kā̃c
oblique	काँच kā̃c	काँचों kā̃cõ
vocative	काँच kā̃c	काँचो kā̃co

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “काँच”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 184

Nepali

Alternative forms

• कांच (kā̃c)

Etymology

Inherited from Khasa Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘 (kacca)), from Sanskrit काच (kācá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kä̃t͡s]
• Phonetic Devanagari: काँच्

Noun

काँच • (kā̃c)

1. glass (substance)

Old Awadhi

Etymology

From Sanskrit काच (kāca), from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?].

Noun

काँच (kām̐ca)

1. glass (substance)
   • c. 1500s CE, Tulsīdās, Rāmacaritamānasa :

     काँच किरच बदलें ते लेहीं ।
     कर ते डारि परस मनि देहीं ॥

     kām̐ca kiraca badaleṃ te lehīṃ.
     kara te ḍāri parasa mani dehīṃ.