Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bocha

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bocha
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A two-door sedan chair.

Indian usage

Example Sentences

"When the compilation by Williamson was first examined in order to correct his vulgar mode of spelling Hindoostanee words, a good while since, the number seemed so formidable, that innovation, even from a wrong system to a right one, was then indefinitely suspended; but... it would be unjust to postpone emendation any farther... incorrect... bochah,... correct... bocha."
"Sir Salar Jung was proceeding to the palace of the Nizam on his bocha, a sort of state palanquin, in order to be present at the customary Eed durbar... when two shots in rapid succession were fired."
"[…] the Amir-i-Kabir, seated in a "Bocha" (palanquin), had also arrived at the gate of the Royal Palace […]"
"[…] the bocha, the chair-palanquin […]"

Etymology

From Hindi बौचा (baucā).

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: बौचा

Usage

Indian usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

bochas (plural) bochah (alternative) boçhah (alternative) bocho (alternative) boutcha (alternative)

Questions

What does bocha mean?: A two-door sedan chair.
Where does bocha come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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