पुच्छल

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙 (puccha, “tail”) + -𑀮 (-la), from Sanskrit पुच्छ (pucchá). Compare Hindi पूँछ (pū̃ch).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pʊt̪.t͡ʃʰəl/, [pʊt̚.t͡ʃʰɐl]

Adjective

पुच्छल • (pucchal) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پُچّھَل)

1. tailed, having a tail

Derived terms

• पुच्छल तारा (pucchal tārā)

References

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