ओछा
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙 (uccha), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀑𑀘𑁆𑀙 (*occha).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
ओछा • (ochā) (Urdu spelling اوچھا)
- mean, lowly
- Synonym: नीच (nīc)
- 1498 – 1546, Mirabai :
- नीचे कुल ओछी जात, अति ही कुचीलणी।
- nīce kul ochī jāt, ati hī kucīlṇī.
- Lowly lineage, mean caste, very dirtily-clothed.
- नीचे कुल ओछी जात, अति ही कुचीलणी।
Declension edit
Declension of ओछा (ā-stem)
References edit
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ओछा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ōccha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press