उंच

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘄𑘓 (uca), 𑘄𑘽𑘓 (uṃca), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ucca), from Sanskrit उच्च (ucca). Doublet of उच्च (ucca). Cognate with Gujarati ઉંચું (uñcũ), Punjabi ਉੱਚ (ucca) / اُچّ (ucc), Hindustani اُون٘چَا (ū̃cā) / ऊँचा (ū̃cā), Bengali উঁচু (ũcu), Dhivehi އުސް (us).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /un.t͡sə/

Adjective

उंच • (uñċa)

1. tall, high

Derived terms

• उंचवटा (uñcavṭā)
• उंचावणे (uñcāvṇe)
• उंची (uñcī)

 

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “उंच”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “उंच”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “उंच”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ucca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press