कच्चा

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Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Punjabi ਕੱਚਾ (kaccā), ultimately from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘- (*kacca-), whence also the native form काँचा (kā̃cā).[1] Compare Sanskrit काषण (kāṣaṇa, unripe). Cognate with Bengali কাঁচা (kãca).

Pronunciation

Adjective

कच्चा (kaccā) (Urdu spelling کچا)

  1. raw; uncooked
  2. unripe
    Synonyms: हरा (harā), अख़्ज़र (axzar), सब्ज़ (sabz)
  3. unready
    • The Bible, Ezekiel 2:6:
      यद्यपि वे बलवई घराने के हैं, तौभी न तो उनके वचनों से डरना, और न उनके मुंह देख कर तेरा मन कच्चा हो
      yadyapi ve balvaī gharāne ke ha͠i, taubhī na to unke vacnõ se ḍarnā, aur na unke mũh dekh kar terā man kaccā ho
      Even if they are of powerful descent you shall nevertheless not fear them, neither shall you be frail (lit. ‘your mind be unready’) when you see their faces
  4. crude
  5. rough

Declension

References

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