ucho

Perhaps ultimately from Sanskrit अवश्या (avaśyā, “dew”)

ucho m

1. dew

Inherited from Old Czech ucho, from Proto-Slavic *uxo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *aušis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws.

• IPA^(key): [ˈuxo]

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ucho n

1. ear (of a human, animal, puppet, humanoid robot, etc.)

   V uších se jí třpytily briliantové náušnice. ― Brilliant earrings glittered at her ears.

   být jedno ucho. ― to be all ears.

• The irregular plural forms originated as the dual in Old Czech, while the regular plural forms below were the Old Czech plural. But the plurals are now simply split by meaning, no matter how many objects are being talked about.

ucho n

1. anything resembling an ear:
   1. handle (of a pot, jug, garbage can, shopping bag, trophy, etc.)
   2. eye (of a needle)
   3. ear flap (on a hat)
   4. (glassblowing) protrusion at the edge of a plate of glass
   5. used in folk names of various plants, e.g.:

      babí ucho ― greater plaintain (Plantago major) (literally, “granny's ear”)

      volské ucho ― greater plaintain (Plantago major) (literally, “ox's ear”)

      babské ucho ― common sage (Salvia officinalis) (literally, “granny's ear”)

      lví ucho ― Leonotis nepetifolia (literally, “lion's ear”)

      sloní ucho ― Haemanthus albiflos (literally, “elephant's ear”)

      mořské ucho ― Haliotis tuberculata (literally, “sea ear”)

2. (military slang) new recruit, rookie, green recruit
3. (derogatory) oaf (clumsy person)

• ucho in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• ucho in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• ucho in Internetová jazyková příručka

Probably onomatopoeic.

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.t͡ʃu/

ucho

1. kiss

   Synonym: bêzo

   Já vêm co unga ucho

   He came offering a kiss

   Atúto qui boniteza, ja dâ unga ucho pa su mai

   Atúto is so sweet, he kissed his mother

   (literally, “Atúto is so sweet, he gave a kiss to his mother”)

• Appears to be more common than bêzo.

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#u
• Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “ucho”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 552
• https://belamaquista.wordpress.com/2016/06/17/ucho/

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *uxo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈuxo/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈuxo/

ucho n

1. ear

• Czech: ucho

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “ucho”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *uxo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /uxɔ/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /uxɔ/

ucho n

1. ear

• Polish: ucho

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “ucho”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

Inherited from Old Polish ucho, from Proto-Slavic *ȗxo, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *auś-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ṓws (“ear”), from *h₂ew- (“to see”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.xɔ/

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• Rhymes: -uxɔ
• Syllabification: u‧cho

ucho n (diminutive uszko, augmentative uszysko)

1. ear (body part)
2. (colloquial) snitch, informant

ucho n (diminutive uszko, augmentative uszysko)

1. handle (of a basket, kettle etc.)
2. eye (hole in needle)
3. earflap

• ucho in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ucho in Polish dictionaries at PWN

From Sanskrit उच्च (uchcha, “high, elevated”).

ucho (feminine uchi, plural uche)

1. high

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *uxo, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ous-.

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.xɔ/

ucho n (genitive singular ucha, nominative plural uši, uchá, genitive plural uší, úch, declension pattern of mesto)

1. ear
2. handle (of a basket, kettle etc.)
3. eye (the part of a needle)

• “ucho”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024