पृच्छा

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पृच्छा (pṛcchā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pr̥śćaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥sćaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱeh₂, derived from the verb *pr̥sḱéti, from the root *preḱ- (“to ask”). Doublet of पूछ (pūch). Cognate with Proto-West Germanic *forsku (“question”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɾɪt̪.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [pɾɪt̚.t͡ʃʰäː]

Noun

पृच्छा • (pŕcchā) f

1. asking, questioning
2. enquiry

Declension

Declension of पृच्छा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पृच्छा pŕcchā	पृच्छाएँ pŕcchāẽ
oblique	पृच्छा pŕcchā	पृच्छाओं pŕcchāõ
vocative	पृच्छा pŕcchā	पृच्छाओ pŕcchāo

References

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

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pr̥śćaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥sćaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱeh₂, derived from the verb *pr̥sḱéti, from the root *preḱ- (“to ask”). Cognate with Proto-West Germanic *forsku (“question”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pr̩t.t͡ɕʰɑː/, [pr̩t̚.t͡ɕʰɑː]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pr̩t̪.t͡ɕʰɑː/, [pr̩t̪̚.t͡ɕʰɑː]

Noun

पृच्छा • (pṛcchā) stem, f

1. question, inquiry
2. asking, question

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of पृच्छा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	पृच्छा (pṛcchā)	पृच्छे (pṛcche)	पृच्छाः (pṛcchāḥ)
vocative	पृच्छे (pṛcche)	पृच्छे (pṛcche)	पृच्छाः (pṛcchāḥ)
accusative	पृच्छाम् (pṛcchām)	पृच्छे (pṛcche)	पृच्छाः (pṛcchāḥ)
instrumental	पृच्छया (pṛcchayā) पृच्छा¹ (pṛcchā¹)	पृच्छाभ्याम् (pṛcchābhyām)	पृच्छाभिः (pṛcchābhiḥ)
dative	पृच्छायै (pṛcchāyai)	पृच्छाभ्याम् (pṛcchābhyām)	पृच्छाभ्यः (pṛcchābhyaḥ)
ablative	पृच्छायाः (pṛcchāyāḥ) पृच्छायै² (pṛcchāyai²)	पृच्छाभ्याम् (pṛcchābhyām)	पृच्छाभ्यः (pṛcchābhyaḥ)
genitive	पृच्छायाः (pṛcchāyāḥ) पृच्छायै² (pṛcchāyai²)	पृच्छयोः (pṛcchayoḥ)	पृच्छानाम् (pṛcchānām)
locative	पृच्छायाम् (pṛcchāyām)	पृच्छयोः (pṛcchayoḥ)	पृच्छासु (pṛcchāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• → Malayalam: പൃച്ഛ (pr̥ccha)
• Pali: pucchā
• → Telugu: పృచ్ఛ (pr̥ccha)