ਰਿੱਛ
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.
Noun
ਰਿੱਛ • (riccha) m (Shahmukhi spelling رچھ)
- bear
Declension
Declension of ਰਿੱਛ | ||
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dir. sg. | ਰਿੱਛ (riccha) | |
dir. pl. | ਰਿੱਛ (riccha) | |
singular | plural | |
direct | ਰਿੱਛ (riccha) | ਰਿੱਛ (riccha) |
oblique | ਰਿੱਛ (riccha) | ਰਿੱਛਾਂ (ricchā̃) |
vocative | ਰਿੱਛਾ (ricchā) | ਰਿੱਛੋ (riccho) |
ablative | ਰਿੱਛੋਂ (ricchõ) | — |
locative | ਰਿੱਛੇ (ricche) | ਰਿੱਛੀਂ (ricchī̃) |
instrumental | ਰਿੱਛੇ (ricche) | ਰਿੱਛੀਂ (ricchī̃) |
Further reading
- “ਰਿੱਛ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2023
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਰਿੱਛ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.