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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بچه (bačča), from Middle Persian wck' (waččag, “child, baby, cub”), from Proto-Iranian *wacáh (“calf”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *watsás. Doublet of बछड़ा (bachṛā, “calf, child, boy”), which is directly from Sanskrit वत्स (vatsá).
Pronunciation
Noun
बच्चा • (baccā) m (feminine बच्ची, Urdu spelling بچہ)
- child
- Synonyms: बाल (bāl), लड़का (laṛkā)
- Hypernyms: व्यक्ति (vyakti), मनुष्य (manuṣya), मानस (mānas)
- Hyponym: शिशु (śiśu, “baby”)
यह तो एक बच्चा भी जानता है।- yah to ek baccā bhī jāntā hai.
- Even a child knows this.
- young (of an animal)
- Hypernyms: जानवर (jānvar), जंतु (jantu)
हिरन के बच्चे घास में छिपते हैं।- hiran ke bacce ghās mẽ chipte ha͠i.
- Fawns (the young of deer) hide in the grass.
Declension
Declension of बच्चा (masc ā-stem)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “बच्चा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बच्चा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “बच्चा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Nepali
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بچه (bačča).
Pronunciation
Noun
बच्चा • (baccā)
- child
- baby, newborn