कच्छा

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit कक्ष्या (kakṣyā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), through Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (kacchā). Cognate with Bengali কাছা (kacha). Doublet of काछ (kāch), which is inherited.

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kət̪.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [kɐt̚.t͡ʃʰäː]

Noun

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कच्छा (kacchām (Urdu spelling کچّھا)

  1. underpants
    Synonyms: चड्डी (caḍḍī), जाँघिया (jāṅghiyā)

Declension

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References

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