ਰਿੱਛ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit), from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ŕkṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”). Cognate to Hindi रीछ (rīch), Gujarati રીંછ (rī̃ch), Romani rish.

Noun

ਰਿੱਛ • (riccha) m (Shahmukhi spelling رچھ)

1. bear

   Synonym: ਭਾਲੂ (bhālū)

Declension

Declension of ਰਿੱਛ
dir. sg.	ਰਿੱਛ (riccha)
dir. pl.	ਰਿੱਛ (riccha)
	singular	plural
direct	ਰਿੱਛ (riccha)	ਰਿੱਛ (riccha)
oblique	ਰਿੱਛ (riccha)	ਰਿੱਛਾਂ (ricchā̃)
vocative	ਰਿੱਛਾ (ricchā)	ਰਿੱਛੋ (riccho)
ablative	ਰਿੱਛੋਂ (ricchõ)	—
locative	ਰਿੱਛੇ (ricche)	ਰਿੱਛੀਂ (ricchī̃)
instrumental	ਰਿੱਛੇ (ricche)	ਰਿੱਛੀਂ (ricchī̃)

Further reading

• “ਰਿੱਛ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰਿੱਛ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.