ಹುಚ್ಚ
huchcha
In Kannada, 'pagal' is expressed as ಹುಚ್ಚ (huchcha).
The word ಹುಚ್ಚ is used to describe a person who is mentally ill or someone who behaves in an irrational and wild manner.
Which one should you use?
There is a distinction between the person and the condition: huchcha refers to the person (the madman), whereas huchchu refers to the state of being mad (madness).
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun form for the concept of 'madness' or 'insanity' is huchchu. When using the word to mean 'the madman' in a possessive or oblique case, the form changes to huchchana.
How do you pronounce it?
huchcha
Did you know?
- In traditional folk beliefs, a person acting ಹುಚ್ಚ may be seen as 'divinely mad', meaning they are channeling a deity during a trance.
- Kannada uses the word ಹುಚ್ಚು to describe an obsessive passion, such as ಓದದ ಹುಚ್ಚು meaning 'a madness for reading'.
- The word ಹುಚ್ಚ is related to the Tamil word பிச்சன், illustrating how the concept of 'madness' was categorized similarly across early Dravidian languages.
Examples in context
- ಅವನು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಹುಚ್ಚ.avanu svalpa hucccha.He is a bit crazy.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a strange person they saw.
- ಸೌಮ್ಯ Soumyaಆ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ಹುಚ್ಚನಾ?ā vyakti nijavāgiyū hucchanā?Is that person really crazy?
- ಕಿರಣ್ Kiranಹೌದು, ಅವರು ವಿಚಿತ್ರವಾಗಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ.haudu, avaru vicitravāgi mātanāḍuttāre.Yes, they speak strangely.
- ಸೌಮ್ಯ Soumyaನಮಗೆ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಬೇಡ.namage sahāya māḍalu prayatnisabēda.Let's not try to help.
- ಕಿರಣ್ Kiranಸರಿ ಸೌಮ್ಯ, ನಾವು ಇಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಹೋಗೋಣ.sari Soumya, nāvu illinda hōgōṇa.Okay Soumya, let's leave from here.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries ಹುಚ್ಚ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
