કાછ

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• કાછો (kācho)

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (kacchā), from Sanskrit कक्ष्या (kakṣyā, “loincloth”), from कक्ष (kakṣa, “groin, armpit”). Cognate with Bengali কাছা (kacha) and Hindi कच्छा (kacchā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑt͡ʃʰ/
• Rhymes: -ɑt͡ʃʰ

Noun

કાછ • (kāch) m

1. hem of loincloth, dhoti, or sari, which is tucked behind

References

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