ਕੱਚਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kacca-.[1] Compare Sanskrit काषण (kāṣaṇa, “unripe”).

Adjective

ਕੱਚਾ • (kachā) (Shahmukhi spelling کچا‎)

  1. raw
  2. unripe, unready
  3. uncooked
  4. crude
    • 2017, Irshad Kamil (lyrics), Vishal Shekar (music), “Dil Diyan Gallan”, in Tiger Zinda Hai‎, performed by Atif Aslam:
      ਕੱਚੀ ਡੋਰਿਯੋਂ, ਡੋਰਿਯੋਂ, ਡੋਰਿਯੋਂ ਸੇ
      ਮੈਨੂੰ ਤੂੰ ਬਾਂਧ ਲੈ
      kachī ḍoriyõ, ḍoriyõ, ḍoriyõ se
      maenū̃ tū̃ bāndh lae
  5. rough

Declension
Declension of ਕੱਚਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਕੱਚਾ (kachā) ਕੱਚੇ (kache) ਕੱਚੀ (kachī) ਕੱਚੀਆਂ (kachīā̃)
oblique ਕੱਚੇ (kache) ਕੱਚਿਆਂ (kachiā̃) ਕੱਚੀ (kachī) ਕੱਚੀਆਂ (kachīā̃)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kacca (2613)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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