ਤੁੱਛ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit तुच्छ्य (tucchya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t̪ʊt͡ʃːʰə̆]

Adjective

ਤੁੱਛ • (tuccha) (Shahmukhi spelling تُچّھ)

  1. contemptible, light, empty, vain, worthless, contemptible

Derived terms

  • ਤੁੱਛ ਮੁੱਛ (tuccha muccha​, “in pieces”, adjective)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tucchyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 333
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਤੁੱਛ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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