𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (piucchā), 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀲𑀺𑀆 (piusiā), 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀲𑁆𑀲𑀺𑀬𑀸 (piussiyā)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पितुःष्वसा (pituḥṣvasā). Cognate with Pali pitucchā.

Noun

𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸 (piuccā) f (Devanagari पिउच्चा, Gujarati પિઉચ્ચા, Kannada ಪಿಉಚ್ಚಾ) (Māhārāṣṭrī, Ardhamāgadhī)

1. a father's sister; an aunt
2. (by extension) a woman's female friend

Declension

Maharastri declension of 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸 (piuccā)	𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀑 (piuccāo) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀉 (piuccāu) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸 (piuccā)
Accusative	𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀁 (piuccaṃ)	𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀑 (piuccāo) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀉 (piuccāu) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸 (piuccā)
Instrumental	𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀏 (piuccāe) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀇 (piuccāi) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀅 (piuccāa)	𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀺 (piuccāhi) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁 (piuccāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀑 (piuccāo) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀉 (piuccāu)	𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (piuccāhiṃto)
Genitive	𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀏 (piuccāe) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀇 (piuccāi) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀅 (piuccāa)	𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀡 (piuccāṇa) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀡𑀁 (piuccāṇaṃ)
Locative	𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀏 (piuccāe) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀇 (piuccāi) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀅 (piuccāa)	𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀲𑀼 (piuccāsu) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀲𑀼𑀁 (piuccāsuṃ)
Vocative	𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁂 (piucce) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸 (piuccā)	𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀑 (piuccāo) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸𑀉 (piuccāu) or 𑀧𑀺𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀸 (piuccā)

Further reading

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पिउच्चा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 596.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pituḥṣvasr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 462
• Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 264