रीछ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀭𑀺𑀘𑁆𑀙 (riccha), from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾiːt͡ʃʰ/

Noun

रीछ • (rīch) m (Urdu spelling ریچھ)

1. bear (mammal)

   Synonym: भालू (bhālū)

Declension

Declension of रीछ (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रीछ rīch	रीछ rīch
oblique	रीछ rīch	रीछों rīchõ
vocative	रीछ rīch	रीछो rīcho

Derived terms

• रीछनी (rīchnī, “female bear”)
• रीछपति (rīchapti, “epithet of Jambavan”, literally “lord of the bears”)