kháaču

Phalura

Etymology

From Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑀘𑁆𑀘 (*khacca, “mud, dirt”). Cognate with Savi [script needed] (khaco, “bad”), Dameli خَچَ (khaca, “bad”), Kalasha [script needed] (khācæ, “bad”), Shina [script needed] (khaco, “bad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰáatɕu/

Adjective

kháaču (feminine khéeči, Perso-Arabic spelling کھاچوۡ)

1. bad

   Antonyms: šóo, sóoru

Alternative forms

• kháču (Biori)

References

• Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “kháaču”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)‎^[1], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kicca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press