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)

  1. bear
    Synonym: ਭਾਲੂ (bhālū)

Declension
Declension of ਰਿੱਛ
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, 2024
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰਿੱਛ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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