ਰਿੱਛ

Punjabi

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas

Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa)

Prakrit 𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (riccha)

Punjabi ਰਿੱਛ (riccha)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (riccha), from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa). Cognate to Hindi रीछ (rīch), Gujarati રીંછ (rī̃ch), Romani rish.

Noun

ਰਿੱਛ • (riccha) m (Shahmukhi spelling رچھ)

1. bear

   Synonym: ਭਾਲੂ (bhālū)

Declension

Declension of ਰਿੱਛ

	singular	plural
direct	ਰਿੱਛ (riccha)	ਰਿੱਛ (riccha)
oblique	ਰਿੱਛ (riccha)	ਰਿੱਛਾਂ (ricchā̃)
vocative	ਰਿੱਛਾ (ricchā)	ਰਿੱਛੋ (riccho)
ablative	ਰਿੱਛੋਂ (ricchõ)	—
locative	ਰਿੱਛੇ (ricche)	ਰਿੱਛੀਂ (ricchī̃)
instrumental	ਰਿੱਛੇ (ricche)	ਰਿੱਛੀਂ (ricchī̃)

Further reading

• “ਰਿੱਛ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰਿੱਛ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.