काच
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit काच (kāca).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kat͡s/
Noun
काच • (kāċ) f
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “काच”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “काच”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kācá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- কাচ (Assamese script)
- ᬓᬵᬘ (Balinese script)
- কাচ (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰯𑰓 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀸𑀘 (Brahmi script)
- ကာစ (Burmese script)
- કાચ (Gujarati script)
- ਕਾਚ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑌾𑌚 (Grantha script)
- ꦏꦴꦕ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂰𑂒 (Kaithi script)
- ಕಾಚ (Kannada script)
- កាច (Khmer script)
- ກາຈ (Lao script)
- കാച (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᠠ᠊ᠠᢜᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘰𑘓 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠠᢗᢋᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑧑𑦳 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐵𑐔 (Newa script)
- କାଚ (Odia script)
- ꢒꢵꢗ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆳𑆖 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖯𑖓 (Siddham script)
- කාච (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜𑩛𑩡 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚭𑚏 (Takri script)
- காச (Tamil script)
- కాచ (Telugu script)
- กาจ (Thai script)
- ཀཱ་ཙ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒰𑒔 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑨊𑨣 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology 1
Likely borrowed from a Nuristani language, with proto-form along the lines of *kāt's'a; said form is cognate with the Sanskrit root काश् (kāś, “to shine brightly, appear”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kɑː.t͡ɕɐ́/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kɑː.t͡ɕɐ/
Noun
काच • (kācá) stem, m or n
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | काचः (kācaḥ) | काचौ (kācau) | काचाः (kācāḥ) |
| accusative | काचम् (kācam) | काचौ (kācau) | काचान् (kācān) |
| instrumental | काचेन (kācena) | काचाभ्याम् (kācābhyām) | काचैः (kācaiḥ) |
| dative | काचाय (kācāya) | काचाभ्याम् (kācābhyām) | काचेभ्यः (kācebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | काचात् (kācāt) | काचाभ्याम् (kācābhyām) | काचेभ्यः (kācebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | काचस्य (kācasya) | काचयोः (kācayoḥ) | काचानाम् (kācānām) |
| locative | काचे (kāce) | काचयोः (kācayoḥ) | काचेषु (kāceṣu) |
| vocative | काच (kāca) | काचौ (kācau) | काचाः (kācāḥ) |
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | काचम् (kācam) | काचे (kāce) | काचानि (kācāni) |
| accusative | काचम् (kācam) | काचे (kāce) | काचानि (kācāni) |
| instrumental | काचेन (kācena) | काचाभ्याम् (kācābhyām) | काचैः (kācaiḥ) |
| dative | काचाय (kācāya) | काचाभ्याम् (kācābhyām) | काचेभ्यः (kācebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | काचात् (kācāt) | काचाभ्याम् (kācābhyām) | काचेभ्यः (kācebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | काचस्य (kācasya) | काचयोः (kācayoḥ) | काचानाम् (kācānām) |
| locative | काचे (kāce) | काचयोः (kācayoḥ) | काचेषु (kāceṣu) |
| vocative | काच (kāca) | काचे (kāce) | काचानि (kācāni) |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Pali: kāca
- Prakrit: 𑀓𑀸𑀬 (kāya), 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘 (kacca)
- → Assamese: কাচ (kas)
- → Bengali: কাচ (kac), কাঁচ (kãc)
- → Chakma: 𑄇𑄌𑄴 (kāc)
- → Kannada: ಗಾಜು (gāju)
- → Malay: kaca
- Indonesian: kaca
- → Old Javanese: kaca
- → Odia: କାଚ (kāca)
- → Telugu: గాజు (gāju)
- → Marathi: काच (kāċ)
Etymology 2
Probably a post-Vedic formation of an unattested root *कङक् (*kaṅak, “to tie down”), of unclear further origin.[2]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kɑː.t͡ɕɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kɑː.t͡ɕɐ/
Noun
काच • (kāca) stem, m
- a loop
- a string fastened to each end of a pole with a net in which burdens etc. are held or suspended
- a yoke to support burdens etc.
- the string of the scale of a balance
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | काचः (kācaḥ) | काचौ (kācau) काचा¹ (kācā¹) |
काचाः (kācāḥ) काचासः¹ (kācāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | काचम् (kācam) | काचौ (kācau) काचा¹ (kācā¹) |
काचान् (kācān) |
| instrumental | काचेन (kācena) | काचाभ्याम् (kācābhyām) | काचैः (kācaiḥ) काचेभिः¹ (kācebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | काचाय (kācāya) | काचाभ्याम् (kācābhyām) | काचेभ्यः (kācebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | काचात् (kācāt) | काचाभ्याम् (kācābhyām) | काचेभ्यः (kācebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | काचस्य (kācasya) | काचयोः (kācayoḥ) | काचानाम् (kācānām) |
| locative | काचे (kāce) | काचयोः (kācayoḥ) | काचेषु (kāceṣu) |
| vocative | काच (kāca) | काचौ (kācau) काचा¹ (kācā¹) |
काचाः (kācāḥ) काचासः¹ (kācāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992), “kācá-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 335
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (2001), “kāca-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][2] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 82
Further reading
- Monier Williams (1899), “काच”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 268, column 2.