बाछ

Hindi

Etymology

Unknown. Cognate with Punjabi ਬਾਛ (bāch), ਬਰਾਛ (barāch, “corner of the mouth”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /bɑːt͡ʃʰ/, [bäːt͡ʃʰ]

Noun

बाछ • (bāch) f (Urdu spelling باچھ)

1. (anatomy) corner of the mouth

   बाछें खिलना ― bāchẽ khilnā ― to smile wide (literally, “the corner of the mouth to blossom”)

Declension

Declension of बाछ (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बाछ bāch	बाछें bāchẽ
oblique	बाछ bāch	बाछों bāchõ
vocative	बाछ bāch	बाछो bācho

References

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