ऊँचा

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ऊँचा

  • /ũː.t͡ʃɑː/ Hindi, Standard
  • [ũː.t͡ʃäː] Hindi, Standard

Where it comes from

Inherited from Prakrit उच्च (ucca), from Sanskrit उच्च (ucca). Doublet of उच्च (ucc), a tatsama. Cognate with Punjabi ਉੱਚ (ucca) / اُچّ (ucc), Gujarati ઉંચું (uñcũ), Marathi उंच (uñca), Bengali উঁচু (ũcu), Dhivehi އުސް (us).

adjective ū̃cā · اُونچَا · ऊँचा · ऊँचे · ऊँची

  1. high, tall, lofty तस्वीर को थोड़ा और ऊँचा करो।

    Opposite: नीचा

  2. figuratively high-minded, aloof ऊँची बात

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MLA

"ऊँचा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

ऊँचा. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE

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"ऊँचा." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {ऊँचा},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%8A%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%BE},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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