पूछताछ

Hindi

Etymology

Reduplication of पूछ (pūch, “questioning”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /puːt͡ʃʰ.t̪ɑːt͡ʃʰ/, [puːt͡ʃʰ.t̪äːt͡ʃʰ]

Noun

पूछताछ • (pūchtāch) f (Urdu spelling پوچھتاچھ)

1. questioning, interrogation

Declension

Declension of पूछताछ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पूछताछ pūchtāch	पूछताछें pūchtāchẽ
oblique	पूछताछ pūchtāch	पूछताछों pūchtāchõ
vocative	पूछताछ pūchtāch	पूछताछो pūchtācho

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पूछ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 640