रोचक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रोचक (rocaka).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ɾoː.t͡ʃək/, [ɾoː.t͡ʃɐk]

Adjective

रोचक • (rocak) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling روچک)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “रोचक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “रोचक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
“रोचक”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “रोचक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “रोचक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Platts, John T. (1884), “रोचक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रोचक (rocaka).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾo.t͡ɕək/
Hyphenation: रो‧चक
Rhymes: -ək

Adjective

रोचक • (rocak) (indeclinable) ^[1]^[2]

interesting; engaging; intriguing; appealing to the mind or curiosity.
Synonym: रुचिकर (rucikar)
enjoyable; entertaining
Synonyms: मनोरंजक (manorañjak), रंजक (rañjak)
(dated sense) that makes tasteful or palatable; sapid, savory, tasty; used especially of condiments.

Noun

रोचक • (rocak) n^[2]

something that is interesting or entertaining; an engaging element.
(obsolete) kala namak
Synonyms: काळे मीठ (kāḷe mīṭh), पादेलोण (pādeloṇ), संचल (sañcal)

Declension

Declension of रोचक (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	रोचक rocak
direct plural	रोचके, रोचकं rocke, rocka
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	रोचक rocak	रोचके, रोचकं rocke, rocka
oblique सामान्यरूप	रोचका rockā	रोचकां- rockān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	रोचकाला rockālā	रोचकांना rockānnā
ergative	रोचकाने, रोचकानं rockāne, rockāna	रोचकांनी rockānnī
instrumental	रोचकाशी rockāśī	रोचकांशी rockānśī
locative सप्तमी	रोचकात rockāt	रोचकांत rockāt
vocative संबोधन	रोचका rockā	रोचकांनो rockānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of रोचक (neut cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	रोचकाचा rockāċā	रोचकाचे rockāċe	रोचकाची rockācī	रोचकाच्या rockācā	रोचकाचे, रोचकाचं rockāċe, rockāċa	रोचकाची rockācī	रोचकाच्या rockācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	रोचकांचा rockānċā	रोचकांचे rockānċe	रोचकांची rockāñcī	रोचकांच्या rockāncā	रोचकांचे, रोचकांचं rockānċe, rockānċa	रोचकांची rockāñcī	रोचकांच्या rockāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

अतिरोचक (atirocak)
रोचकता (rocaktā)

References

^ दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “रोचक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “रोचक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

ৰোচক (Assamese script)
ᬭᭀᬘᬓ (Balinese script)
রোচক (Bengali script)
𑰨𑰺𑰓𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀭𑁄𑀘𑀓 (Brahmi script)
ရောစက (Burmese script)
રોચક (Gujarati script)
ਰੋਚਕ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌰𑍋𑌚𑌕 (Grantha script)
ꦫꦺꦴꦕꦏ (Javanese script)
𑂩𑂷𑂒𑂍 (Kaithi script)
ರೋಚಕ (Kannada script)
រោចក (Khmer script)
ໂຣຈກ (Lao script)
രോചക (Malayalam script)
ᡵᠣᢜᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘨𑘻𑘓𑘎 (Modi script)
ᠷᠣᠸᠠᢋᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧈𑧜𑦳𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
𑐬𑑀𑐔𑐎 (Newa script)
ରୋଚକ (Odia script)
ꢬꣂꢗꢒ (Saurashtra script)
𑆫𑆾𑆖𑆑 (Sharada script)
𑖨𑖺𑖓𑖎 (Siddham script)
රොචක (Sinhalese script)
𑩼𑩕𑩡𑩜 (Soyombo script)
𑚤𑚴𑚏𑚊 (Takri script)
ரோசக (Tamil script)
రోచక (Telugu script)
โรจก (Thai script)
རོ་ཙ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
𑒩𑒼𑒔𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
𑨫𑨆𑨣𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

रोच (roca) +‎ -क (-ka).

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɾɐw.t͡ɕɐ.kɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɾoː.t͡ɕɐ.kɐ/

Adjective

रोचक • (rocaka) stem

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of रोचक
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रोचकः (rocakaḥ)	रोचकौ (rocakau)	रोचकाः (rocakāḥ)
accusative	रोचकम् (rocakam)	रोचकौ (rocakau)	रोचकान् (rocakān)
instrumental	रोचकेन (rocakena)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकैः (rocakaiḥ)
dative	रोचकाय (rocakāya)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकेभ्यः (rocakebhyaḥ)
ablative	रोचकात् (rocakāt)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकेभ्यः (rocakebhyaḥ)
genitive	रोचकस्य (rocakasya)	रोचकयोः (rocakayoḥ)	रोचकानाम् (rocakānām)
locative	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकयोः (rocakayoḥ)	रोचकेषु (rocakeṣu)
vocative	रोचक (rocaka)	रोचकौ (rocakau)	रोचकाः (rocakāḥ)

Feminine ā-stem declension of रोचक
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रोचका (rocakā)	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकाः (rocakāḥ)
accusative	रोचकाम् (rocakām)	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकाः (rocakāḥ)
instrumental	रोचकया (rocakayā)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकाभिः (rocakābhiḥ)
dative	रोचकायै (rocakāyai)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकाभ्यः (rocakābhyaḥ)
ablative	रोचकायाः (rocakāyāḥ)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकाभ्यः (rocakābhyaḥ)
genitive	रोचकायाः (rocakāyāḥ)	रोचकयोः (rocakayoḥ)	रोचकानाम् (rocakānām)
locative	रोचकायाम् (rocakāyām)	रोचकयोः (rocakayoḥ)	रोचकासु (rocakāsu)
vocative	रोचके (rocake)	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकाः (rocakāḥ)

Neuter a-stem declension of **रोचक**
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	रोचकम् (rocakam)	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकानि (rocakāni)
accusative	रोचकम् (rocakam)	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकानि (rocakāni)
instrumental	रोचकेन (rocakena)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकैः (rocakaiḥ)
dative	रोचकाय (rocakāya)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकेभ्यः (rocakebhyaḥ)
ablative	रोचकात् (rocakāt)	रोचकाभ्याम् (rocakābhyām)	रोचकेभ्यः (rocakebhyaḥ)
genitive	रोचकस्य (rocakasya)	रोचकयोः (rocakayoḥ)	रोचकानाम् (rocakānām)
locative	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकयोः (rocakayoḥ)	रोचकेषु (rocakeṣu)
vocative	रोचक (rocaka)	रोचके (rocake)	रोचकानि (rocakāni)

Noun

रोचक • (rocaka) stem, m

a worker in glass or artificial ornaments
appetite, hunger
a stomachic or stimulant
a sack
a kind of onion

References

Monier Williams (1899), “रोचक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 888/3.

[1] definition from Sanskrit Dictionary for Spoken Sanskrit.

[1] दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “रोचक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)

[Mother-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “रोचक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

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