कच्चा

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).[1] Compare Sanskrit काषण (kāṣaṇa, “unripe”). Cognate with Bengali কাঁচা (kãca).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kət̪.t͡ʃɑː/, [kɐt̚.t͡ʃäː]
  • Rhymes: -ət͡ʃ.t͡ʃɑː

Adjective

कच्चा • (kaccā) (Urdu spelling کچا)

  1. raw; uncooked
  2. unripe
    Synonyms: हरा (harā), अख़्ज़र (axzar), सब्ज़ (sabz)
  3. 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
  4. crude
  5. rough

Declension
Declension of कच्चा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct कच्चा
kaccā		 कच्चे
kacce		 कच्ची
kaccī		 कच्ची
kaccī
oblique कच्चे
kacce		 कच्चे
kacce		 कच्ची
kaccī		 कच्ची
kaccī
vocative कच्चे
kacce		 कच्चे
kacce		 कच्ची
kaccī		 कच्ची
kaccī

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kacca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  1. Bahri, Caturvedi, Dasa-Hindi (2022) “कच्चा”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Hindi Dictionaries]
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