اچا

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Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ucca), from Sanskrit उच्च (ucca), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *utˢčáH, from Proto-Indo-European *úds-kʷeh₁.

Pronunciation

Adjective

اُچّا (uccā) (feminine اُچّی, Gurmukhi spelling ਉੱਚਾ)

  1. high; lofty
  2. eminent
  3. elevated (of ground or land)
  4. loud; raised (of volume)

Declension

Declension of اچا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct اُچّا (uccā) اُچّے (ucce) اُچّی (uccī) اُچِّیاں (ucciyāṉ)
oblique اُچّے (ucce) اُچّیاں (ucceyāṉ) اُچّی (uccī) اُچِّیاں (ucciyāṉ)

Adverb

اُچّا (uccā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਉੱਚਾ)

  1. up; high; aloft

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “اُچّا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • Bashir, Kanwal (2012) “اچا”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Hyattsville, MD: Dunwoody Press
  • ਉੱਚਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ucca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press