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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)
- high; lofty
- eminent
- elevated (of ground or land)
- loud; raised (of volume)
Declension
Declension of اچا
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masculine
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feminine
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singular
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plural
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singular
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plural
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direct
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اُچّا (uccā)
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اُچّے (ucce)
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اُچّی (uccī)
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اُچِّیاں (ucciyāṉ)
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oblique
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اُچّے (ucce)
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اُچّیاں (ucceyāṉ)
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اُچّی (uccī)
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اُچِّیاں (ucciyāṉ)
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Adverb
اُچّا • (uccā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਉੱਚਾ)
- 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