تلچٹا
tilchatta
The Urdu word for cockroach is تلچٹا (tilchatta).
تلچٹا is used to refer to the specific type of insect known as a cockroach.
Meaning: type of insect (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The pronunciation is tilchatta.
Did you know?
- In many urban Pakistani households, the word 'cockroach' is actually more common in 'high-class' Urdu speech than the native تلچٹا, due to the influence of colonial English.
- The word تلچٹا is rarely used in formal Urdu literature or poetry, as it is considered a common, mundane, and unglamorous word.
- While تلچٹا is the specific name, a person might simply refer to it as 'keera' (insect/worm) if they are feeling disgusted.
Example conversation
A woman finds an insect in the house and tells her brother.
- فاطمہ Fatimaاحمد، دیکھو کتنا بڑا تلچٹا ہے!Ahmed, dekho kitna bara tilchatta hai!Ahmed, look how big this cockroach is!
- احمد Ahmedفاطمہ، میں اسے ابھی مار دیتا ہوں۔Fatima, mein ise abhi maar deta hoon.Fatima, I will kill it right now.
- فاطمہ Fatimaبراہ کرم جلدی کرو، مجھے ڈر لگ رہا ہے۔Baraye meharbani jaldi karo, mujhe darr lag raha hai.Please hurry, I am feeling scared.
- احمد Ahmedگھبراؤ نہیں، اب یہ چلا گیا۔Ghabrao nahi, ab yeh chala gaya.Don't worry, it is gone now.
