ओछा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀙 (uccha), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀑𑀘𑁆𑀙 (*occha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /oː.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [oː.t͡ʃʰäː]

Adjective

ओछा • (ochā) (Urdu spelling اوچھا)

1. 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.

Declension

Declension of ओछा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	ओछा ochā	ओछे oche	ओछी ochī	ओछी ochī
oblique	ओछे oche	ओछे oche	ओछी ochī	ओछी ochī
vocative	ओछे oche	ओछे oche	ओछी ochī	ओछी ochī

References

• 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