उचक्का

Hindi

Etymology

From उचकना (ucaknā) +‎ -आ (-ā, agentive suffix). Compare Punjabi ਉਚੱਕਾ (ucakkā, “thief”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʊ.t͡ʃək.kɑː/, [ʊ.t͡ʃɐk̚.käː]
• Rhymes: -ək.kɑː
• Hyphenation: उ‧चक्‧का

Noun

उचक्का • (ucakkā) m (feminine उचक्की, Urdu spelling اُچّکا)

1. pilferer, pickpocket

   Synonym: चोर (cor)

2. swindler

   Synonym: ठग (ṭhag)

Declension

	singular	plural
direct	उचक्का ucakkā	उचक्के ucakke
oblique	उचक्के ucakke	उचक्कों ucakkõ
vocative	उचक्के ucakke	उचक्को ucakko

Declension of उचक्का (masc ā-stem)

Derived terms

• उचक्कापन (ucakkāpan)

Descendants

• → Persian: اچکه

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “उचक्का”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “उचक्का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “उचक्का”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha