पेचकश (pechkash)

noun A single-sense everyday noun: the tool 'screwdriver.' पेच (pech, 'screw/twist') plus कश (kash, 'puller') gives the literal sense 'screw-puller.'
Sense 1 : screwdriver (tool)
noun, masculine
Synonyms: स्क्रूड्राइवर (skroodraaivar, common in casual speech)
Frequency: medium
Cultural Note: If you ask for a पेचकश (pechkash) at a local hardware shop (हार्डवेयर की दुकान, haardveyar kii dukaan), the shopkeeper will understand you fine, but don't be surprised if he hands it over while saying स्क्रूड्राइवर (skroodraaivar) back to you -- both words live side by side in daily Hindi.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse पेचकश (pechkash) with पेच (pech) itself, which means 'screw' or 'twist/trick,' not the tool used to turn it. 2) In everyday hardware-shop speech, especially in Delhi-NCR, the English loanword स्क्रूड्राइवर (skroodraaivar) is at least as common as पेचकश (pechkash); the latter can sound slightly more formal or textbook-ish in casual chat.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे एक पेचकश चाहिए। I need a screwdriver.
(mujhe ek pechkash chaahie।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हारे पास पेचकश है? Do you have a screwdriver?
(kyaa tumhaare paas pechkash hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
उसने पेचकश से पेच कस दिया। He tightened the screw with a screwdriver.
(usne pechkash se pech kas diyaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
पेचकश मेज़ पर पड़ा है। The screwdriver is lying on the table.
(pechkash mez par padaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
पेचकश लाओ, यह पेच ढीला हो गया है। Bring the screwdriver, this screw has come loose.
(pechkash laao, yah pech dhiilaa ho gayaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर मेरे पास पेचकश होता, तो मैं यह अभी ठीक कर देता। If I had a screwdriver, I would fix this right now.
(agar mere paas pechkash hotaa, to main yah abhii thiik kar detaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
हर मिस्त्री के औज़ारदान में एक पेचकश ज़रूर होता है। Every mechanic's toolbox definitely has a screwdriver in it.
(har mistrii ke auzaardaan men ek pechkash zaroor hotaa hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
दुकानदार से पूछो कि पेचकश किधर रखा है। Ask the shopkeeper where the screwdriver is kept.
(dukaandaar se poochho ki pechkash kidhar rakhaa hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
यह पेचकश टूट गया है, दूसरा ले आना। This screwdriver has broken, bring another one.
(yah pechkash toot gayaa hai, doosraa le aanaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
बिजली का काम करने से पहले सुनिश्चित करें कि पेचकश इंसुलेटेड हो। Before doing electrical work, make sure the screwdriver is insulated.
(bijlii kaa kaam karne se pahle sunishchit karen ki pechkash insuleted ho।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): पेचकश (pechkash)
(sg.m.oblique): पेचकश (pechkash)
(pl.m.direct): पेचकश (pechkash)
(pl.m.oblique): पेचकशों (pechakshon)