ہچ

Baluchi

Etymology

Cognate with Persian هیچ (hič), Pashto هېڅ (hēś).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦɛt͡ʃ/ [ɦet͡ʃ]

  (Karachi) IPA^(key): [ˈɪtːʃ]

Pronoun

ہِچ • (hic) (chiefly in the negative)

1. none

   چہ ایشاں ہچ نہ.

   ca ešán hic na.

   None of these.

   (literally, “Among these, not none.”)

Determiner

ہِچ • (hic) (chiefly in the negative)

1. no; not any

   ہچ مار نیست.

   hic már nest.

   There is no snake.

   (literally, “There is not no snake.”)

Derived terms

• ہچی (hiccí, “nothing”)
• ہچکس (hickas, “nobody, no one”)
• ہچبر (hicbar, “ever”)

References

• Uppsala University (2026), “هچ”, in Southern Baluchi Dictionary (Webonary) (in Baluchi), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2019.
• Saeed Zubair (2026), “ہچ”, in Webonary (Zubair) Balochi Dictionary (in Baluchi), Dallas, Texas, USA: SIL International, published 2018.
• Muhammad Abd-al-Rahman (1969), “[h]yčč”, in A course in Baluchi, Montreal: Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University

Brahui

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian (compare Baluchi ہشتر (hoštar), Pashto اوښ (úx̌), Persian شتر (šotor)), from Proto-Iranian *úštrah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *úštras.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hùt͡ʃ/

Noun

ہُچ (huc)

1. camel; any animal of genus Camelus

   Hyponyms: لوک (lok), ڈاچی (ḍācī)

   ہُچ کَشِّنْگ ― huc kaśśiṅg ― to drive camels

Derived terms

• ہُچِّی (huccī, “camelman”)
• ہُچ کَاس (huc kās, “camel hair”)
• ہُچ خْوَاجَہ (huc xvāja, “camel breeder”)

References

• Bray, Denys (1934), “huch”, in The Brahui Language‎^[1], Calcutta, India: Superintendent Government Printing, Part II: The Brāhūī Problem; Part III: Etymological Vocabulary, page 140