अच्छा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Northwestern Indo-Aryan (whence Punjabi ਅੱਛਾ (acchā)), from Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (accha), from Sanskrit अच्छ (accha). Displaced native आछा (āchā), from the same source.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا)
- good, nice, fine
- delicious, tasty
- Synonym: स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ)
- यह खाना बहुत ही अच्छा है!
- yah khānā bahut hī acchā hai!
- This food is quite delicious!
- अच्छी मिठाई ― acchī miṭhāī ― tasty sweets
Declension edit
Declension of अच्छा (ā-stem)
Adverb edit
अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا)
- well
- क्या तुमने अच्छा किया? ― kyā tumne acchā kiyā? ― Did you do well?
Interjection edit
अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا)
- oh! (often with stress on the final syllable)
- अच्छा! तो मैं सही था! ― acchā! to ma͠i sahī thā! ― Oh! So I was correct!
Descendants edit
- → Chinese: 阿差 (āchā, “ethnic slur for a South Asian”) (possibly)
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “accha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Noun edit
अच्छा
- Devanagari script form of acchā, ablative singular & nominative/vocative plural of अच्छ (accha, “bear”)