कच्छ मच्छ kachchh machchh
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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.
| ISO 15919 | On this site |
|---|---|
| c | ch |
| ś | śh |
| ṣ | ṣh |
| r̥ | r̥i |
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- ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
- ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
- A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.
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Earlier definition
Definition
'Tortoise and fish'; dwellers in the water.
(Hinduism) Kacch and Macch, the first two of the ten incarnations (avatār) of Vishṇu.
Usual translation
- fish and alligator
Origin of the definition
H کچهہ कच्छ kaććh, or कछ kaćh [S. कच्छपः], s.m. A turtle, a tortoise: — kaćh-maćh, s.m. 'Tortoise and fish'; dwellers in the water.
S کچهپ कच्छप kaććhap, and H. कछप kaćhap, कछुप kaćhup (kaććha+pa), s.m. (f. -ī), A tortoise, a turtle; the second of the ten incarnations (avatār) of Vishṇu.
A fish.
(Hinduism) Name of the first of the ten incarnations or manifestations of Vishṇu.
Usage in the murlis
Murlis of the day (and original sakar)
48 occurrences
In 45 on 2386 murlis
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- Monday 7 February 2022
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