কাছা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Magadhi Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀸 (kacchā), from Sanskrit कक्ष्या (kakṣyā, “loincloth”), from कक्ष (kakṣa, “groin, armpit”). Cognate with Hindi कच्छा (kacchā). Doublet of কাছ (kach, “proximity, vicinity”).

Pronunciation

(Rarh) IPA^(key): /katʃʰa/, [ˈkatʃʰaˑ]

(Dhaka) IPA^(key): /katɕʰa/, [ˈkatɕʰaˑ]

Noun

কাছা • (kacha)

hem of loincloth which is tucked behind

Inflection

	Indefinite forms
Inflection of কাছা
nominative	কাছা kacha
objective	কাছা / কাছাকে kacha (semantically general or indefinite) / kachake (semantically definite)
genitive	কাছার kachar
locative	কাছাতে / কাছায় kachate / kachaẏ
nominative	কাছা kacha
objective	কাছা / কাছাকে kacha (semantically general or indefinite) / kachake (semantically definite)
genitive	কাছার kachar
locative	কাছাতে / কাছায় kachate / kachaẏ

	Definite forms
	singular	plural
nominative	কাছাটি , কাছাটা kachaṭi, kachaṭa	কাছাগুলি, কাছাগুলা, কাছাগুলো kachaguli, kachagula, kachagulō
objective	কাছাটি, কাছাটা kachaṭi, kachaṭa	কাছাগুলি, কাছাগুলা, কাছাগুলো kachaguli, kachagula, kachagulō
genitive	কাছাটির, কাছাটার kachaṭir, kachaṭar	কাছাগুলির, কাছাগুলার, কাছাগুলোর kachagulir, kachagular, kachagulōr
locative	কাছাটিতে, কাছাটাতে, কাছাটায় kachaṭite, kachaṭate, kachaṭaẏ	কাছাগুলিতে, কাছাগুলাতে, কাছাগুলায়, কাছাগুলোতে kachagulite, kachagulate, kachagulaẏ, kachagulōte

Objective Note: In some dialects -রে (-re) marks this case instead of -কে (-ke).

Derived terms

কাছা আলগা (kacha aloga, “careless, incautious”, literally “unfastened or loosely tucked loincloth”)

References

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

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