अच्छ

See also: अच्छे, अच्छी, and अच्छा

Braj

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ət͡ʃt͡ʃʰ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit अक्षि (akṣi)

Noun

अच्छ (acch) m

1. eye
2. rosary

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (accha), from Sanskrit अच्छ (accha)

Adjective

अच्छ (acch)

1. good, nice, fine

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• accha (Latin script)
• 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (Brahmi script)
• অচ্ছ (Bengali script)
• අච‍්ඡ (Sinhalese script)
• အစ္ဆ or ဢၸ္ꧡ or ဢၸ်ꧡ (Burmese script)
• อจฺฉ or อัจฉะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨧ᩠ᨨ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຈ຺ຉ or ອັຈຉະ (Lao script)
• អច្ឆ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄌𑄴𑄍 (Chakma script)

Noun

अच्छ m

1. Devanagari script form of accha

Declension

Declension table of "अच्छ" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	अच्छो (accho)	अच्छा (acchā)
Accusative (second)	अच्छं (acchaṃ)	अच्छे (acche)
Instrumental (third)	अच्छेन (acchena)	अच्छेहि (acchehi) or अच्छेभि (acchebhi)
Dative (fourth)	अच्छस्स (acchassa) or अच्छाय (acchāya) or अच्छत्थं (acchatthaṃ)	अच्छानं (acchānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	अच्छस्मा (acchasmā) or अच्छम्हा (acchamhā) or अच्छा (acchā)	अच्छेहि (acchehi) or अच्छेभि (acchebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	अच्छस्स (acchassa)	अच्छानं (acchānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	अच्छस्मिं (acchasmiṃ) or अच्छम्हि (acchamhi) or अच्छे (acche)	अच्छेसु (acchesu)
Vocative (calling)	अच्छ (accha)	अच्छा (acchā)

Prakrit

Adjective

अच्छ (accha)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (“clear, transparent, pure, clean”)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• অচ্ছ (Assamese script)
• ᬅᬘ᭄ᬙ (Balinese script)
• অচ্ছ (Bengali script)
• 𑰀𑰓𑰿𑰔 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (Brahmi script)
• အစ္ဆ (Burmese script)
• અચ્છ (Gujarati script)
• ਅਚ੍ਛ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌅𑌚𑍍𑌛 (Grantha script)
• ꦄꦕ꧀ꦖ (Javanese script)
• 𑂃𑂒𑂹𑂓 (Kaithi script)
• ಅಚ್ಛ (Kannada script)
• អច្ឆ (Khmer script)
• ອຈ຺ຉ (Lao script)
• അച്ഛ (Malayalam script)
• ᠠᢜᡮᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘀𑘓𑘿𑘔 (Modi script)
• ᠠᢋᠼᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦠𑦳𑧠𑦴 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐀𑐔𑑂𑐕 (Newa script)
• ଅଚ୍ଛ (Odia script)
• ꢂꢗ꣄ꢘ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆃𑆖𑇀𑆗 (Sharada script)
• 𑖀𑖓𑖿𑖔 (Siddham script)
• අච‍්ඡ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩡 𑪙𑩢 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚀𑚏𑚶𑚐 (Takri script)
• அச்ச² (Tamil script)
• అచ్ఛ (Telugu script)
• อจฺฉ (Thai script)
• ཨ་ཙྪ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒁𑒔𑓂𑒕 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨣𑩇𑨤 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐt.t͡ɕʰɐ/, [ɐt̚.t͡ɕʰɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɐt̪.t͡ɕʰɐ/, [ɐt̪̚.t͡ɕʰɐ]

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas

Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa)

Pali acchabor.

Sanskrit अच्छ (accha)

Borrowed from Pali accha, from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.

Noun

अच्छ • (accha) stem, m

1. bear

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अच्छ

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अच्छः (acchaḥ)	अच्छौ (acchau) अच्छा¹ (acchā¹)	अच्छाः (acchāḥ) अच्छासः¹ (acchāsaḥ¹)
accusative	अच्छम् (accham)	अच्छौ (acchau) अच्छा¹ (acchā¹)	अच्छान् (acchān)
instrumental	अच्छेन (acchena)	अच्छाभ्याम् (acchābhyām)	अच्छैः (acchaiḥ) अच्छेभिः¹ (acchebhiḥ¹)
dative	अच्छाय (acchāya)	अच्छाभ्याम् (acchābhyām)	अच्छेभ्यः (acchebhyaḥ)
ablative	अच्छात् (acchāt)	अच्छाभ्याम् (acchābhyām)	अच्छेभ्यः (acchebhyaḥ)
genitive	अच्छस्य (acchasya)	अच्छयोः (acchayoḥ)	अच्छानाम् (acchānām)
locative	अच्छे (acche)	अच्छयोः (acchayoḥ)	अच्छेषु (accheṣu)
vocative	अच्छ (accha)	अच्छौ (acchau) अच्छा¹ (acchā¹)	अच्छाः (acchāḥ) अच्छासः¹ (acchāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• अच्छभल्ल (acchabhalla)

Etymology 2

A Later Sanskrit term of uncertain origin. Per Turner, possibly a contraction of अच्छाय (acchāyá, “without shadow”), thus "unshaded" > "clear". This is tentatively favored by Mayrhofer.

An older theory, originally espoused by Mayrhofer prior to the above theory, postulates the term as a Sanskritization of Middle Indo-Aryan—e.g. Pali अच्छ (accha) and Prakrit अच्छ (accha)—, from a term related to the root अर्च् (arc, “to shine”). This is rejected by Turner, who prefers the theory mentioned in the previous paragraph.

Adjective

अच्छ • (accha) stem

1. "not shaded, not dark"
2. pellucid, transparent, clear

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अच्छ

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अच्छः (acchaḥ)	अच्छौ (acchau) अच्छा¹ (acchā¹)	अच्छाः (acchāḥ) अच्छासः¹ (acchāsaḥ¹)
accusative	अच्छम् (accham)	अच्छौ (acchau) अच्छा¹ (acchā¹)	अच्छान् (acchān)
instrumental	अच्छेन (acchena)	अच्छाभ्याम् (acchābhyām)	अच्छैः (acchaiḥ) अच्छेभिः¹ (acchebhiḥ¹)
dative	अच्छाय (acchāya)	अच्छाभ्याम् (acchābhyām)	अच्छेभ्यः (acchebhyaḥ)
ablative	अच्छात् (acchāt)	अच्छाभ्याम् (acchābhyām)	अच्छेभ्यः (acchebhyaḥ)
genitive	अच्छस्य (acchasya)	अच्छयोः (acchayoḥ)	अच्छानाम् (acchānām)
locative	अच्छे (acche)	अच्छयोः (acchayoḥ)	अच्छेषु (accheṣu)
vocative	अच्छ (accha)	अच्छौ (acchau) अच्छा¹ (acchā¹)	अच्छाः (acchāḥ) अच्छासः¹ (acchāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine i-stem declension of अच्छि

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अच्छिः (acchiḥ)	अच्छी (acchī)	अच्छयः (acchayaḥ)
accusative	अच्छिम् (acchim)	अच्छी (acchī)	अच्छीः (acchīḥ)
instrumental	अच्छ्या (acchyā) अच्छी¹ (acchī¹)	अच्छिभ्याम् (acchibhyām)	अच्छिभिः (acchibhiḥ)
dative	अच्छये (acchaye) अच्छ्यै² (acchyai²) अच्छी¹ (acchī¹)	अच्छिभ्याम् (acchibhyām)	अच्छिभ्यः (acchibhyaḥ)
ablative	अच्छेः (accheḥ) अच्छ्याः² (acchyāḥ²) अच्छ्यै³ (acchyai³)	अच्छिभ्याम् (acchibhyām)	अच्छिभ्यः (acchibhyaḥ)
genitive	अच्छेः (accheḥ) अच्छ्याः² (acchyāḥ²) अच्छ्यै³ (acchyai³)	अच्छ्योः (acchyoḥ)	अच्छीनाम् (acchīnām)
locative	अच्छौ (acchau) अच्छ्याम्² (acchyām²) अच्छा¹ (acchā¹)	अच्छ्योः (acchyoḥ)	अच्छिषु (acchiṣu)
vocative	अच्छे (acche)	अच्छी (acchī)	अच्छयः (acchayaḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Later Sanskrit
• ³Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of अच्छ

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अच्छम् (accham)	अच्छे (acche)	अच्छानि (acchāni) अच्छा¹ (acchā¹)
accusative	अच्छम् (accham)	अच्छे (acche)	अच्छानि (acchāni) अच्छा¹ (acchā¹)
instrumental	अच्छेन (acchena)	अच्छाभ्याम् (acchābhyām)	अच्छैः (acchaiḥ) अच्छेभिः¹ (acchebhiḥ¹)
dative	अच्छाय (acchāya)	अच्छाभ्याम् (acchābhyām)	अच्छेभ्यः (acchebhyaḥ)
ablative	अच्छात् (acchāt)	अच्छाभ्याम् (acchābhyām)	अच्छेभ्यः (acchebhyaḥ)
genitive	अच्छस्य (acchasya)	अच्छयोः (acchayoḥ)	अच्छानाम् (acchānām)
locative	अच्छे (acche)	अच्छयोः (acchayoḥ)	अच्छेषु (accheṣu)
vocative	अच्छ (accha)	अच्छे (acche)	अच्छानि (acchāni) अच्छा¹ (acchā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• Prakrit: अच्छ (accha) (see there for further descendants)
• Pali: अच्छ (accha)

Noun

अच्छ • (accha) stem, m

1. a crystal

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अच्छ

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	अच्छः (acchaḥ)	अच्छौ (acchau) अच्छा¹ (acchā¹)	अच्छाः (acchāḥ) अच्छासः¹ (acchāsaḥ¹)
accusative	अच्छम् (accham)	अच्छौ (acchau) अच्छा¹ (acchā¹)	अच्छान् (acchān)
instrumental	अच्छेन (acchena)	अच्छाभ्याम् (acchābhyām)	अच्छैः (acchaiḥ) अच्छेभिः¹ (acchebhiḥ¹)
dative	अच्छाय (acchāya)	अच्छाभ्याम् (acchābhyām)	अच्छेभ्यः (acchebhyaḥ)
ablative	अच्छात् (acchāt)	अच्छाभ्याम् (acchābhyām)	अच्छेभ्यः (acchebhyaḥ)
genitive	अच्छस्य (acchasya)	अच्छयोः (acchayoḥ)	अच्छानाम् (acchānām)
locative	अच्छे (acche)	अच्छयोः (acchayoḥ)	अच्छेषु (accheṣu)
vocative	अच्छ (accha)	अच्छौ (acchau) अच्छा¹ (acchā¹)	अच्छाः (acchāḥ) अच्छासः¹ (acchāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Tamil: அச்சம் (accam) (learned)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Preposition

अच्छ • (áccha) (Vedic)

1. alternative form of अच्छा (ácchā)

Further reading

• Monier Williams (1899), “अच्छ”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 9, column 1.