اونچا

See also: انچا and بلند

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀉𑀘𑁆𑀘 (ucca), from Sanskrit उच्च (ucca). Doublet of اچ, a tatsama. Cognate with Punjabi ਉੱਚ (ucca) / اُچّ (ucc), Gujarati ઉંચું (uñcũ), Marathi उंच (uñca), Bengali উঁচু (ũcu), Dhivehi އުސް (us).

Pronunciation

Adjective

اونچا • (ū̃cā) (Hindi spelling ऊँचा)

  1. high, tall, lofty
    Antonym: نیچا (necā)
    تصویر کو تھوڑا اور اونچا کرو۔ ― Move the picture a little higher.
    اونچا پہاڑ ― tall mountain
  2. (figurative) high-minded, aloof
    اونچی بات ― high-minded talk

Derived terms

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ucca”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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