పచ్చ

See also: పచ్చి, పిచ్చి, and పుచ్చ

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *pac-. Cognate with Kannada ಪಚ್ಚೆ (pacce), Malayalam പച്ച (pacca), Tamil பச்சை (paccai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pat͡ɕːa/, [pat͡ʃːa]
• Rhymes: -చ్చ

Noun

పచ్చ • (pacca) ? (plural పచ్చలు)

1. Literally, leaf colour. Green, yellowish green, yellow colour (a leaf being first green, then fading into yellow.)
2. An emerald.
3. Any figure punctured or tattooed into the skin, because it is coloured green.
4. A green plant or tree.

Adjective

పచ్చ • (pacca)

1. green, yellow, sallow.

Derived terms

• పచ్చరెక్క (paccarekka)

 

References

• "పచ్చ" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 694
• పచ్చ at Telugu On-line Dictionaries Project on Andhra Bharati, partially sponsored by the Telugu Association of North America (in Telugu)