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Hindi
Alternative forms
- काँचा (kā̃cā) — dialectal or rare
Etymology
Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan, whence Punjabi ਕੱਚਾ (kaccā), ultimately from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘- (*kacca-), whence also the native form काँचा (kā̃cā). Compare Sanskrit काषण (kāṣaṇa, “unripe”). Cognate with Bengali কাঁচা (kãca).
Pronunciation
Adjective
कच्चा • (kaccā) (Urdu spelling کچا)
- raw; uncooked
- unripe
- Synonyms: हरा (harā), अख़्ज़र (axzar), सब्ज़ (sabz)
- unready
The Bible,
Ezekiel 2:6:
- यद्यपि वे बलवई घराने के हैं, तौभी न तो उनके वचनों से डरना, और न उनके मुंह देख कर तेरा मन कच्चा हो
- yadyapi ve balvaī gharāne ke ha͠i, taubhī na to unke vacnõ se ḍarnā, aur na unke mũh dekh kar terā man kaccā ho
- Even if they are of powerful descent you shall nevertheless not fear them, neither shall you be frail (lit. ‘your mind be unready’) when you see their faces
- crude
- rough
Declension
Declension of कच्चा (ā-stem)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kacca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “कच्चा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]