úču few; a little

Part of Speech adj
Vernacular Form اُچوۡ
Phonetic Form útɕo
Morphemic Form uč-
Inflection Class Reg (Fem): úči
Indo-Aryan Proto-Form *ōccha- 'small, thin, mean' (T: 2540)
    • few; a little
      • Example 499:
        piaaleé, úči múči góo saamaán híni, čainá, eeṛanaám krináana.
        piaalá
        cup
        -í
        -pl
        uč
        little
        -i
        -f
        múči
        ECHO
        góo
        maybe
        saamaán
        things
        hin
        be.prs
        -i
        -f
        čainá
        china
        eeṛanaám
        3pl.dist.acc
        krin
        sell
        -án
        -prs
        -a
        -MPL
        Cups, this and that, china stuff, these we sell.
        Source: A:NAZ006
      • Example 966:
        xaán míiš hínuee be ba úča hína.
        xaán
        leader
        méeš
        man
        hin
        be.prs
        -u
        -MSG
        =ee
        CONJ
        be
        1pl.nom
        ba
        top
        uč
        little
        -a
        -MPL
        hin
        be.prs
        -a
        -MPL
        He is a leader and we are very few.
        Source: A:BEZ037
      • Example 1373:
        na ta úču, na ba bíiḍu.
        na
        neg
        ta
        DS
        uč
        little
        -u
        -MSG
        na
        neg
        ba
        top
        bíiḍ
        much
        -u
        -MSG
        There is neither a little, nor much. [Saying]
        Source: A:NH12:2:005
      • Example 1792:
        paakistaán bhílii patú tasíi úču waxt hukumát heensílu de.
        paakistaán
        Pakistan
        bhe
        become
        -íl
        -pfv
        -ii
        -gen
        patú
        after
        tasíi
        3sg.gen
        uč
        little
        -u
        -MSG
        waxt
        time
        hukumát
        government
        háans
        exist
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        de
        pst
        He had a short time in power after Pakistan came into being.
        Source: A:BHA013
      • Example 1793:
        tíiwee úču wíi heensílu de.
        tíi
        3sg.obl
        =wée
        in
        uč
        little
        -u
        -MSG
        wíi
        water
        háans
        exist
        -íl
        -pfv
        -u
        -MSG
        de
        pst
        There was a little water in there.
        Source: A:DLX333
      • Example 1794:
        úča mudá maǰí...
        uč
        little
        -a
        -obl
        mudá
        time
        maǰí
        in
        Not long after that...
        Source: A:PRO013