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Hindi
Etymology
Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (riccha) Hindi रीछ (rīch)
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit रिच्छ (riccha), रिक्ख (rikkha), from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hŕ̥ṭṣas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos. Turner considers the development ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa) > रिच्छ (riccha) rather than ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa) > रिक्ख (rikkha) > Hindi *रीख (*rīkh), which would be expected, to be a case of taboo deformation (borrowing from a neighboring dialect).
Pronunciation
Noun
रीछ • (rīch) m (feminine रीछनी, Urdu spelling ریچھ)
- bear (mammal)
- Synonym: भालू (bhālū)
Declension
Declension of रीछ (masc cons-stem)
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singular
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plural
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रीछ
rīch
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रीछ
rīch
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| oblique
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रीछ
rīch
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रीछों
rīchõ
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| vocative
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रीछ
rīch
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रीछो
rīcho
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Derived terms
- रीछपति (rīchapti, “epithet of Jambavan”, literally “lord of the bears”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “रीछ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “रीछ”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ṛkṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 117