accha

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (Brahmi script)
• अच्छ (Devanagari script)
• অচ্ছ (Bengali script)
• අච‍්ඡ (Sinhalese script)
• အစ္ဆ or ဢၸ္ꧡ or ဢၸ်ꧡ (Burmese script)
• อจฺฉ or อัจฉะ (Thai script)
• ᩋᨧ᩠ᨨ (Tai Tham script)
• ອຈ຺ຉ or ອັຈຉະ (Lao script)
• អច្ឆ (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄌𑄴𑄍 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas

Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa)

Pali accha

Inherited from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ṛkṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos.

Noun

accha m

1. bear

Declension

Declension table of "accha" (masculine)

Case / Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	accho	acchā
Accusative (second)	acchaṃ	acche
Instrumental (third)	acchena	acchehi or acchebhi
Dative (fourth)	acchassa or acchāya or acchatthaṃ	acchānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	acchasmā or acchamhā or acchā	acchehi or acchebhi
Genitive (sixth)	acchassa	acchānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	acchasmiṃ or acchamhi or acche	acchesu
Vocative (calling)	accha	acchā

Descendants

• → Sanskrit: अच्छ (accha)
• → Tamil: அச்சம் (accam)

Further reading

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “accha”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead