पूँछ

Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀁𑀙 (puṃcha), from Sanskrit पुच्छ (púccha), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *púsćas, from Proto-Indo-European *puḱsos.[1] Cognate with Punjabi ਪੁੱਛ (puccha).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pũːt͡ʃʰ/
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Noun

पूँछ • (pū̃ch) f (Urdu spelling پونچھ‎)

  1. tail (of an animal)
  2. rear of an object

Declension
Declension of पूँछ (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पूँछ
pū̃ch		 पूँछें
pū̃chẽ
oblique पूँछ
pū̃ch		 पूँछों
pū̃chõ
vocative पूँछ
pū̃ch		 पूँछो
pū̃cho

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “púccha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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