رچھ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit), from Sanskrit ऋक्ष (ŕkṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hŕ̥ćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ŕ̥tḱos (“bear”). Cognate to Hindi रीछ (rīch), Gujarati રીંછ (rī̃ch), Romani rish.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /ɾɪ˨t͡ʃːʱə̆/

Noun

رِچّھ • (ricch) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਰਿੱਛ)

1. bear

Declension

Declension of رچھ
dir. sg.	رِچّھ (ricch)
dir. pl.	رِچّھ (ricch)
	singular	plural
direct	رِچّھ (ricch)	رِچّھ (ricch)
oblique	رِچّھ (ricch)	رِچّھاں (ricchāṉ)
vocative	رِچّھا (ricchā)	رِچّھو (riccho)
ablative	رِچّھوں (ricchoṉ)	رِچّھاں (ricchāṉ)
locative	رِچّھے (ricche)	رِچّھِیں (ricchīṉ)
instrumental	رِچّھوں (ricchoṉ)	–

References

• “رِچھّ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “رِچھ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz