बच्चा
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See also: बच्ची
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Persian بچه (bačče). Ultimately from Sanskrit वत्स (vatsa, “boy, child, son”), from which Hindi बछड़ा (bachṛā, “calf, child, boy”) is derived.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /bət͡ʃ.t͡ʃɑː/
- Hyphenation: बच्चा
- Rhymes: -ət͡ʃ.t͡ʃɑː
Noun[edit]
बच्चा • (baccā) m (feminine बच्ची, Urdu spelling بچہ)
- child, baby
- यह तो एक बच्चा भी जानता है।
- yah to ek baccā bhī jāntā hai.
- Even a child knows this.
- young (of an animal)
- हिरण के बच्चे घास में छिपते हैं।
- hiraṇ ke bacce ghās mẽ chipte hain.
- Fawns (the young of deer) hide in the grass.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of बच्चा | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |
| Direct | बच्चा (baccā) | बच्चे (bacce) |
| Oblique | बच्चे (bacce) | बच्चों (baccõ) |
| Vocative | बच्चे (bacce) | बच्चो (bacco) |
Synonyms[edit]
Hypernyms[edit]
- (child, baby): व्यक्ति (vyakti), मनुष्य (manuṣya), मानस (mānas)
- (young): जानवर (jānvar), जंतु (jantu)
References[edit]
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “बच्चा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
- Platts, John T. (1884), “बच्चा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & co.
Nepali[edit]
Noun[edit]
बच्चा • (baccā)
