പൂച്ചി

Malayalam

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil பூச்சி (pūcci). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puːt͡ʃt͡ʃi/, [puːt̚t͡ʃi]

Noun

പൂച്ചി • (pūcci)

1. any insect
2. (vulgar) fart

References

• Gundert, Hermann (1872) “പൂച്ചി”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
• Warrier, M. I. (2008) “പൂച്ചി”, in Malayalam-English Dictionary (in Malayalam), 22nd edition, Kottayam: DC Books