ਕੱਚਾ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘- (*kacca-). Compare Sanskrit काषण (kāṣaṇa, “unripe”).

Adjective

ਕੱਚਾ • (kaccā) (Shahmukhi spelling کچا)

1. raw
2. unripe, unready
3. uncooked
4. crude
   • 2017, “Dil Diyan Gallan”, in Irshad Kamil (lyrics), Vishal Shekar (music), Tiger Zinda Hai‎^[1], performed by Atif Aslam:

     ਕੱਚੀ ਡੋਰਿਯੋਂ, ਡੋਰਿਯੋਂ, ਡੋਰਿਯੋਂ ਸੇ
     ਮੈਨੂੰ ਤੂੰ ਬਾਂਧ ਲੈ

     kaccī ḍoriyõ, ḍoriyõ, ḍoriyõ se
     mainū̃ tū̃ bāndh lai

5. rough

Declension

Declension of ਕੱਚਾ
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	ਕੱਚਾ (kaccā)	ਕੱਚੇ (kacce)		ਕੱਚੀ (kaccī)	ਕੱਚੀਆਂ (kaccīā̃)
oblique	ਕੱਚੇ (kacce)	ਕੱਚਿਆਂ (kacciā̃)		ਕੱਚੀ (kaccī)	ਕੱਚੀਆਂ (kaccīā̃)

Derived terms

• ਕੱਚੀ ਧਾਤ f (kaccī dhāt, “ore”)
• ਕੱਚੀ ਪਿੰਨੀ f (kaccī pinnī, “kachi pinni”)

Related terms

• ਕੱਚ m (kacca, “rawness”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kacca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press