उच्चा

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *utˢčáH, from Proto-Indo-European *úds-kʷeh₁. Cognate with Avestan 𐬎𐬯𐬗𐬀 (usca) and Latin ūsque.

Pronunciation

  • (Vedic) IPA(key): /ut.t͡ɕɑ́ː/, [ut̚.t͡ɕɑ́ː]
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈut̪.t͡ɕɑː/, [ˈut̪̚.t͡ɕɑː]

Adverb

उच्चा • (uccā́)

  1. above, upwards

Descendants

  • Pali: ucca
  • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ucca)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: ਉੱਚਾ (uccā)

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “उच्चा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, [], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0173/1.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1956) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 99
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