achchaint.

Brit.

/ˈatʃɑː/, U.S.

/ˈɑtʃɑ/

Forms: 1800s– accha, 1800s– achcha, 1900s– achchha, 1900s– achha.

Origin: A borrowing from Panjabi. Etymon: Panjabi acchā.

Etymology: < Panjabi acchā good, also as interjection expressing either assent or surprise < Prakrit accha clear, clean, perhaps ultimately < Sanskrit arc- to shine.

Indian English.

1. Expressing assent or understanding; ‘okay’, ‘all right’. Also used interrogatively, at the end of a statement, to prompt agreement, approval, or confirmation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assent > [interjection]

right1594

do1601

sure1651

all right1814

OK1839

ryebuck1859

yassuh1871

achcha1892

righto1893

same here1896

quaiss kitir1898

check1922

righty-ho1926

oke1929

okey-dokey1932

okey-doke1934

okle-dokle1947

cool1948

seen1973

aight1993

1892 R. Kipling & W. Balestier Naulahka xx, in Cent. Mag. June 291/1 ‘Who is without there?’ ‘Heaven-born, it is I,’ answered..a trooper. ‘Achcha!, Ride swiftly, and tell them to send down my barouche.’

1958 Thought 23 Aug. 10/4 ‘I was so confounded and forgot everything,’ pleaded my mother. ‘Achha, don't worry,’ comforted the snake man.

1972 Illustr. Weekly India 5 Nov. 30 Achha! Achha! No need to get so worked up.

2005 T. Umrigar Space between Us (2007) xiv. 162 We're from Bombay, and we're used to a few drinks with our food. Understand? So see what you can do, achcha?

2. Expressing surprise, doubt, anger, joy, etc. Often used interrogatively: ‘is that so?’, ‘really?’

ΚΠ

1892 R. Kipling & W. Balestier Naulahka xiii, in Cent. Mag. Mar. 676/2 ‘Achcha,’ said the Queen, still more slowly, watching her face. ‘If you hate me so, why do you not say so?’

1967 Shankar's Weekly 3 Dec. 16/4 ‘Did you get permission from the officer-in-charge?’ A group of voices replied in the negative. ‘Achha! I will take you all to the guard room. You are charged for trespassing’ I told them.

1975 V. Nagpal Compulsion xxvi. 194 He was grinning from ear to ear. ‘Achcha, tell me, why didn't you come in the car?’

2000 A. Ghosh Glass Palace (2001) ix. 109 ‘We lived in Delhi for a while.’‘Achha? Well, now we would like to ask something else of you, Uma.’

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	achcha
释义	achchaint. Brit. /ˈatʃɑː/, U.S. /ˈɑtʃɑ/ Forms: 1800s– accha, 1800s– achcha, 1900s– achchha, 1900s– achha. Origin: A borrowing from Panjabi. Etymon: Panjabi acchā. Etymology: < Panjabi acchā good, also as interjection expressing either assent or surprise < Prakrit accha clear, clean, perhaps ultimately < Sanskrit arc- to shine. Indian English. 1. Expressing assent or understanding; ‘okay’, ‘all right’. Also used interrogatively, at the end of a statement, to prompt agreement, approval, or confirmation. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [interjection] right1594 do1601 sure1651 all right1814 OK1839 ryebuck1859 yassuh1871 achcha1892 righto1893 same here1896 quaiss kitir1898 check1922 righty-ho1926 oke1929 okey-dokey1932 okey-doke1934 okle-dokle1947 cool1948 seen1973 aight1993 1892 R. Kipling & W. Balestier Naulahka xx, in Cent. Mag. June 291/1 ‘Who is without there?’ ‘Heaven-born, it is I,’ answered..a trooper. ‘Achcha!, Ride swiftly, and tell them to send down my barouche.’ 1958 Thought 23 Aug. 10/4 ‘I was so confounded and forgot everything,’ pleaded my mother. ‘Achha, don't worry,’ comforted the snake man. 1972 Illustr. Weekly India 5 Nov. 30 Achha! Achha! No need to get so worked up. 2005 T. Umrigar Space between Us (2007) xiv. 162 We're from Bombay, and we're used to a few drinks with our food. Understand? So see what you can do, achcha? 2. Expressing surprise, doubt, anger, joy, etc. Often used interrogatively: ‘is that so?’, ‘really?’ ΚΠ 1892 R. Kipling & W. Balestier Naulahka xiii, in Cent. Mag. Mar. 676/2 ‘Achcha,’ said the Queen, still more slowly, watching her face. ‘If you hate me so, why do you not say so?’ 1967 Shankar's Weekly 3 Dec. 16/4 ‘Did you get permission from the officer-in-charge?’ A group of voices replied in the negative. ‘Achha! I will take you all to the guard room. You are charged for trespassing’ I told them. 1975 V. Nagpal Compulsion xxvi. 194 He was grinning from ear to ear. ‘Achcha, tell me, why didn't you come in the car?’ 2000 A. Ghosh Glass Palace (2001) ix. 109 ‘We lived in Delhi for a while.’‘Achha? Well, now we would like to ask something else of you, Uma.’ This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < int.1892
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