Magahi

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit उच्च (ucca). Cognate with Hindi ऊँचा (ū̃cā), Punjabi ਉੱਚ (ucca) / اُچّ (ucc), Gujarati ઉંચું (uñcũ), Marathi उंच (uñca), Bengali উঁচু (ũcu), Dhivehi އުސް (us).

Adjective

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𑂈𑂀𑂒 (ū̃c)

  1. high, tall, lofty
    Antonym: 𑂢𑂲𑂒

References

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