छूछ

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀙𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙 (chuccha, “empty”), an assimilated variant from earlier 𑀢𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙 (tuccha), from Sanskrit तुच्छ (tuccha). Compare छूछा (chūchā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰuːt͡ʃʰ/

Adjective

छूछ • (chūch) (indeclinable)

1. empty

Noun

छूछ • (chūch) f

1. refuse (especially that of pressed sugarcane)

Declension

Declension of छूछ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	छूछ chūch	छूछें chūchẽ
oblique	छूछ chūch	छूछों chūchõ
vocative	छूछ chūch	छूछो chūcho

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छूछ”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press