pucchā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• पुच्छा (Devanagari script)
• পুচ্ছা (Bengali script)
• පුච‍්ඡා (Sinhalese script)
• ပုစ္ဆာ or ပုၸ္ꧡႃ or ပုၸ်ꧡႃ (Burmese script)
• ปุจฺฉา or ปุจฉา (Thai script)
• ᨷᩩᨧ᩠ᨨᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ປຸຈ຺ຉາ or ປຸຈຉາ (Lao script)
• បុច្ឆា (Khmer script)
• 𑄛𑄪𑄌𑄴𑄍𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पृच्छा (pṛcchā). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (pucchā).

Noun

pucchā f

1. question, asking

   Synonym: pañha

Declension

Declension table of "pucchā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	pucchā	pucchāyo or pucchā
Accusative (second)	pucchaṃ	pucchāyo or pucchā
Instrumental (third)	pucchāya	pucchāhi or pucchābhi
Dative (fourth)	pucchāya	pucchānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	pucchāya	pucchāhi or pucchābhi
Genitive (sixth)	pucchāya	pucchānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	pucchāya or pucchāyaṃ	pucchāsu
Vocative (calling)	pucche	pucchāyo or pucchā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pucchā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 463
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pucchā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 473