پرچا
parchā
The English word 'why' is translated to Balochi as پرچا (parchā).
پرچا is a question word used to ask for the reason or purpose of something.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is parchā.
Did you know?
- Despite being surrounded by Arabic and Urdu speakers, پرچا descends from the same ancient Iranian roots as Kurdish.
- The use of پرچا can sometimes sound quite direct or even confrontational if the tone is not softened, much like how 'why' can sound blunt in English.
- While پرچا is the standard word for 'why', in some Balochi dialects, speakers may use چرا which sounds identical to the Persian word for the same meaning.
Example conversation
Two people are discussing a late arrival.
- بِنّہ Binnaبشر، تو پرچا دیر کُت؟Bashar, to parcha der kut?Bashar, why are you late?
- بشر Basharمنہ را گڈی دیر کُت۔mana ra gaddi der kut.The car was late.
- بِنّہ Binnaتو پرچا ہمے وتی گڈی کُت؟to parcha hame wati gaddi kut?Why did you take this car?
- بشر Basharدِگہ گڈی نِینّے۔digah gaddi ninne.There were no other cars.
