कछुआ
kachuā/kə.t͡ʃʰʊ.ɑː/masculine
The English word "turtle" is translated into Hindi as कछुआ (kachuā).
कछुआ refers to a land or marine reptile with a shell.
Meaning: land or marine reptile with a shell (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The word is pronounced kachuā (/kə.tʃʰʊ.ɑː/). It consists of 3 syllables.
Did you know?
- In Hindu mythology, the world is supported on the back of a giant कछुआ named Kurma, an avatar of the god Vishnu.
- The pronunciation of कछुआ includes a 'breathy' aspirated sound in the first syllable, which is a distinct phonetic feature of Hindi not found in English.
- The Hindi word कछुआ shares a common ancestor with the Sanskrit word कच्छप, which is the root for many turtle-related terms across Indo-Aryan languages.
Examples in context
- मैंने घर के पास एक कछुए को देखा।I saw a turtle near my house.
- जल्द ही एक समुद्री कछुआ देखने का मौका मिलेगा।Soon, there will be an opportunity to see a sea turtle.
- पानी में एक कछुआ तैर रहा है।paanee mein ek kachhua tair raha hai.A turtle is swimming in the water.
- कछुआ बहुत धीरे चलता है।kachhua bahut dheere chalta hai.A turtle walks very slowly.
- क्या आपने वह कछुआ देखा?kya aapne vah kachhua dekha?Did you see that turtle?
Example conversation
Anjali and Amit are walking near a pond in a park.
- अंजलि Anjaliदेखो, तालाब में एक कछुआ है!dekho, taalaab mein ek kachhua hai!Look, there is a turtle in the pond!
- अमित Amitहाँ, वह बहुत प्यारा है।haan, vah bahut pyaara hai.Yes, it is very cute.
- अंजलि Anjaliक्या वह कछुआ बड़ा है?kya vah kachhua bada hai?Is that turtle big?
- अमित Amitनहीं, वह छोटा सा है।nahin, vah chhota sa hai.No, it is quite small.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “turtle” translations and entries कछुआ, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries कछुआ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
