पृच्छा
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पृच्छा (pṛcchā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pr̥śćaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥sćaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱeh₂, derived from the verb *pr̥sḱéti, from the root *preḱ- (“to ask”). Doublet of पूछ (pūch). Cognate with Proto-West Germanic *forsku (“question”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pɾɪt̪.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [pɾɪt̚.t͡ʃʰäː]
Noun
पृच्छा • (pŕcchā) f
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | पृच्छा pŕcchā |
पृच्छाएँ pŕcchāẽ |
| oblique | पृच्छा pŕcchā |
पृच्छाओं pŕcchāõ |
| vocative | पृच्छा pŕcchā |
पृच्छाओ pŕcchāo |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “पृच्छा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- পৃচ্ছা (Assamese script)
- ᬧᬺᬘ᭄ᬙᬵ (Balinese script)
- পৃচ্ছা (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰴𑰓𑰿𑰔𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀾𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ပၖစ္ဆာ (Burmese script)
- પૃચ્છા (Gujarati script)
- ਪ੍ਰਚ੍ਛਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑍃𑌚𑍍𑌛𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦽꦕ꧀ꦖꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑃂𑂒𑂹𑂓𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಪೃಚ್ಛಾ (Kannada script)
- ប្ឫច្ឆា (Khmer script)
- ປ຺ຣິຈ຺ຉາ (Lao script)
- പൃച്ഛാ (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᡵᡳᢜᡮᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘵𑘓𑘿𑘔𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠷᠢᢋᠼᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧖𑦳𑧠𑦴𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐺𑐔𑑂𑐕𑐵 (Newa script)
- ପୃଚ୍ଛା (Odia script)
- ꢦꢺꢗ꣄ꢘꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆸𑆖𑇀𑆗𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖴𑖓𑖿𑖔𑖯 (Siddham script)
- පෘච්ඡා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰𑩙𑩡 𑪙𑩢𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚏𑚶𑚐𑚭 (Takri script)
- ப்ரிச்ச²ா (Tamil script)
- పృచ్ఛా (Telugu script)
- ปฺฤจฺฉา (Thai script)
- པྲྀ་ཙྪཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒵𑒔𑓂𑒕𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑨼𑨉𑨣𑩇𑨤𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *pr̥śćaH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥sćaH, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱeh₂, derived from the verb *pr̥sḱéti, from the root *preḱ- (“to ask”). Cognate with Proto-West Germanic *forsku (“question”).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /pr̩t.t͡ɕʰɑː/, [pr̩t̚.t͡ɕʰɑː]
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /pr̩t̪.t͡ɕʰɑː/, [pr̩t̪̚.t͡ɕʰɑː]
Noun
पृच्छा • (pṛcchā) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | पृच्छा (pṛcchā) | पृच्छे (pṛcche) | पृच्छाः (pṛcchāḥ) |
| accusative | पृच्छाम् (pṛcchām) | पृच्छे (pṛcche) | पृच्छाः (pṛcchāḥ) |
| instrumental | पृच्छया (pṛcchayā) पृच्छा¹ (pṛcchā¹) |
पृच्छाभ्याम् (pṛcchābhyām) | पृच्छाभिः (pṛcchābhiḥ) |
| dative | पृच्छायै (pṛcchāyai) | पृच्छाभ्याम् (pṛcchābhyām) | पृच्छाभ्यः (pṛcchābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | पृच्छायाः (pṛcchāyāḥ) पृच्छायै² (pṛcchāyai²) |
पृच्छाभ्याम् (pṛcchābhyām) | पृच्छाभ्यः (pṛcchābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | पृच्छायाः (pṛcchāyāḥ) पृच्छायै² (pṛcchāyai²) |
पृच्छयोः (pṛcchayoḥ) | पृच्छानाम् (pṛcchānām) |
| locative | पृच्छायाम् (pṛcchāyām) | पृच्छयोः (pṛcchayoḥ) | पृच्छासु (pṛcchāsu) |
| vocative | पृच्छे (pṛcche) | पृच्छे (pṛcche) | पृच्छाः (pṛcchāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
- → Malayalam: പൃച്ഛ (pr̥ccha)
- Pali: pucchā
- → Telugu: పృచ్ఛ (pr̥ccha)