साच

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀘𑁆𑀘 (sacca), from Sanskrit सत्य (satya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hsatyás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁sn̥t-yó-s, from *h₁sónts, from the root *h₁es- (“to be”). Doublet of सच (sac) and सत्य (satya).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɑːt͡ʃ/, [säːt͡ʃ]

Noun

साच • (sāc) m (Urdu spelling ساچ)

1. Regional and archaic form of सच (sac); truth

Declension

Declension of साच (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	साच sāc	साच sāc
oblique	साच sāc	साचों sācõ
vocative	साच sāc	साचो sāco

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “साच”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sāca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press