𑀢𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙

Prakrit

Alternative forms

𑀘𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙 (cuccha), 𑀙𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙 (chuccha)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तुच्छ्य (tucchya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tušćyás, from Proto-Indo-European *tus-sḱ-yós, from *tews- (“to be empty”).

Adjective

𑀢𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙 (tuccha) (Devanagari तुच्छ)

empty, small, light

Descendants

Old Awadhi: छूछा (chūchā)
Middle Bengali: ছুছা (chucha)
- Bengali: ছুঁচা (chũca)
Bhojpuri: छूँछ (chū̃ch)
Hindustani: chūchā
- Hindi: छूछा
- Urdu: چھُوچھا
- → Punjabi: chūchā
  Gurmukhi script: ਛੂਛਾ
  
  Shahmukhi script: چھُوچھا
Kumaoni: छूचो (chūco)
Nepali: छुचो (chuco)
Odia: ଛୁଛା (chuchā)
Punjabi: (tucch)
- Gurmukhi script: ਤੁੱਛ
- Shahmukhi script: تُچّھ
Sinhalese: සිස් (sis), හිස් (his)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tucchyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 333