अच्छा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀙 (accha), from Sanskrit अच्छ (accha). Displaced आछा (āchā), from the same source.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ət͡ʃ.t͡ʃʰɑː/, [ət̚.t͡ʃʰäː]
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Adjective

अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا‎)

  1. good, nice, fine
    इस साल क्या आप अच्छे थे? ― is sāl kyā āp acche the? ― Were you good this year?
    अच्छा बच्चा ― acchā baccā ― good boy
    अच्छा दिन ― acchā din ― good day
    Synonym: उत्तम (uttam)
    Antonyms: बुरा (burā), ख़राब (xarāb)
  2. delicious, tasty
    यह खाना बहुत ही अच्छा है!
    yah khānā bahut hī acchā hai!
    This food is quite delicious!
    अच्छी मिठाई ― acchī miṭhāī ― tasty sweets
    Synonym: स्वादिष्ट (svādiṣṭ)

Declension
Declension of अच्छा (ā-stem)
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct अच्छा
acchā		 अच्छे
acche		 अच्छी
acchī		 अच्छी
acchī
oblique अच्छे
acche		 अच्छे
acche		 अच्छी
acchī		 अच्छी
acchī
vocative अच्छे
acche		 अच्छे
acche		 अच्छी
acchī		 अच्छी
acchī

Adverb

अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا‎)

  1. well
    क्या तुमने अच्छा किया? ― kyā tumne acchā kiyā? ― Did you do well?

Interjection

अच्छा • (acchā) (Urdu spelling اچھا‎)

  1. oh! (often with stress on the final syllable)
    अच्छा! तो मैं सही था! ― acchā! to ma͠i sahī thā! ― Oh! So I was correct!

Descendants
  • → Chinese: 阿差 (āchā, “ethnic slur for a South Asian”) (possibly)
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