ऊँचा

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See also: ऊंचा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ucca), from Sanskrit उच्च (ucca). Doublet of उच्च (ucc), a tatsama. Cognate with Punjabi ਉੱਚ (ucca) / اُچّ (ucc), Gujarati ઉંચું (uñcũ), Marathi उंच (uñca), Bengali উঁচু (ũcu), Dhivehi އުސް (us).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ũː.t͡ʃɑː/,

Adjective

ऊँचा • (ū̃cā) (Urdu spelling اُونچَا)

high, tall, lofty
Antonym: नीचा (nīcā)

तस्वीर को थोड़ा और ऊँचा करो।
tasvīr ko thoṛā aur ū̃cā karo.
Move the picture a little higher.

ऊँचा पहाड़ ― ū̃cā pahāṛ ― tall mountain
(figurative) high-minded, aloof
ऊँची बात ― ū̃cī bāt ― high-minded talk

Declension

Declension of ऊँचा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	ऊँचा ū̃cā	ऊँचे ū̃ce	ऊँची ū̃cī	ऊँची ū̃cī
oblique	ऊँचे ū̃ce	ऊँचे ū̃ce	ऊँची ū̃cī	ऊँची ū̃cī
vocative	ऊँचे ū̃ce	ऊँचे ū̃ce	ऊँची ū̃cī	ऊँची ū̃cī

Derived terms

ऊँचाई (ū̃cāī)

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ऊँचा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ucca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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