कच्छ

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कच्छ (kaccha), perhaps related to Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬱𐬀 (kaša).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kət̪t͡ʃʰ/, [kɐ(t̚)t͡ʃʰ]

Proper noun

कच्छ • (kacch) m

  1. Kutch (a district of Gujarat, in western India)
    प्राचीन काल में कच्छ में अरब और अफ़्रीकी लोग व्यापार करने आते थे।
    prācīn kāl mẽ kacch mẽ arab aur afrīkī log vyāpār karne āte the.
    In ancient times Arabs and Africans used to come to Kutch to trade.

Declension

Declension of कच्छ (sg-only masc cons-stem)
singular
direct कच्छ
kacch
oblique कच्छ
kacch
vocative कच्छ
kacch

Noun

कच्छ • (kacch) m

  1. boggy or marshy land usually close to the shore
    Synonyms: कछार (kachār), दलदल (daldal)

Declension

Declension of कच्छ (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct कच्छ
kacch 		कच्छ
kacch
oblique कच्छ
kacch 		कच्छों
kacchõ
vocative कच्छ
kacch 		कच्छो
kaccho

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts
  • কচ্ছ (Assamese script)
  • ᬓᬘ᭄ᬙ (Balinese script)
  • কচ্ছ (Bengali script)
  • 𑰎𑰓𑰿𑰔 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙 (Brahmi script)
  • ကစ္ဆ (Burmese script)
  • કચ્છ (Gujarati script)
  • ਕਚ੍ਛ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌕𑌚𑍍𑌛 (Grantha script)
  • ꦏꦕ꧀ꦖ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂍𑂒𑂹𑂓 (Kaithi script)
  • ಕಚ್ಛ (Kannada script)
  • កច្ឆ (Khmer script)
  • ກຈ຺ຉ (Lao script)
  • കച്ഛ (Malayalam script)
  • ᡬᠠᢜᡮᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘎𑘓𑘿𑘔 (Modi script)
  • ᢉᠠᢋᠼᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑦮𑦳𑧠𑦴 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐎𑐔𑑂𑐕 (Newa script)
  • କଚ୍ଛ (Odia script)
  • ꢒꢗ꣄ꢘ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆑𑆖𑇀𑆗 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖎𑖓𑖿𑖔 (Siddham script)
  • කච‍්ඡ (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩜𑩡 𑪙𑩢 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚊𑚏𑚶𑚐 (Takri script)
  • கச்ச² (Tamil script)
  • కచ్ఛ (Telugu script)
  • กจฺฉ (Thai script)
  • ཀ་ཙྪ (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒏𑒔𑓂𑒕 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨋𑨣𑩇𑨤 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Unknown; possibly a Prakritism for कक्ष (kakṣa, “armpit”), but this is rejected by Turner.[1] Compare Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬱𐬀 (kaša, “ocean”).

Pronunciation

Noun

कच्छ • (kaccha) stem, m

  1. a bank or any ground bordering on water, shore
  2. mound, causeway
  3. watery soil, marshy ground, marsh, morass
  4. Cedrela tuna
  5. Thespesia populneoides
  6. a particular part of a tortoise
  7. (nautical) a particular part of a boat

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of कच्छ
singular dual plural
nominative कच्छः (kacchaḥ) कच्छौ (kacchau) कच्छाः (kacchāḥ)
accusative कच्छम् (kaccham) कच्छौ (kacchau) कच्छान् (kacchān)
instrumental कच्छेन (kacchena) कच्छाभ्याम् (kacchābhyām) कच्छैः (kacchaiḥ)
dative कच्छाय (kacchāya) कच्छाभ्याम् (kacchābhyām) कच्छेभ्यः (kacchebhyaḥ)
ablative कच्छात् (kacchāt) कच्छाभ्याम् (kacchābhyām) कच्छेभ्यः (kacchebhyaḥ)
genitive कच्छस्य (kacchasya) कच्छयोः (kacchayoḥ) कच्छानाम् (kacchānām)
locative कच्छे (kacche) कच्छयोः (kacchayoḥ) कच्छेषु (kaccheṣu)
vocative कच्छ (kaccha) कच्छौ (kacchau) कच्छाः (kacchāḥ)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Prakrit: 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙 (kaccha)
  • Pali: kaccha
  • → Gujarati: કચ્છ (kacch)
  • → Hindi: कच्छ (kacch)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kaccha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 130
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