اچھا

اچھا

See also: اچها‎

Punjabi

Etymology

Ultimately, from Sanskrit अच्छ (accha).

Interjection

اچھا • (achā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਅੱਛਾ)

1. OK
2. Ah, showing understanding or interest

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Urdu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (accha), from Sanskrit अच्छ (accha).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ət͡ʃ.t͡ʃʰɑː/

Adjective

اچھا • (acchā) m (Hindi spelling अच्छा)

1. good, acceptable, all right, heavenly
2. meritorious

Declension

Declension of اچھا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	اچھا‎ (acchā)	اچھے‎ (acche)		اچھی‎ (acchī)	اچھی‎ (acchī)
indirect	اچھے‎ (acche)	اچھے‎ (acche)		اچھی‎ (acchī)	اچھی‎ (acchī)
vocative	اچھے‎ (acche)	اچھے‎ (acche)		اچھی‎ (acchī)	اچھی‎ (acchī)

Adverb

اچھا • (acchā) (Hindi spelling अच्छा)

1. well

Interjection

اچھا • (acchā) (Hindi spelling अच्छा‎)

1. ok
2. well!
3. aha
4. really?

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit इच्छा (icchā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪt͡ʃ.t͡ʃʰɑː/

Noun

اچھا • (icchā) f (Hindi spelling इच्छा)

1. desire
2. will
3. wish
4. inclination
5. aim
6. ambition

Synonyms

• خواہش‎ (xvāhiś)
• تمنا‎ (tamannā)
• آرزو‎ (ārzū)
• چاہ‎ (cāh)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “इच्छा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “اچھا”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.