containing nothing; having nothing in it; empty.

small; little; trifling.

deserving to be despised; contemptible; despicable.

that which is empty.

that which is inferior; inferiority.

an inferior man; ತುಚ್ಛನ ಸಂಗಡ ಬಾಳುವುದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹುಚ್ಚನ ಸಂಗಡ ಬಾಳುವುದು ವಾಸಿ tucchana sangaḍa bāḷuvudakkinta huccana sangaḍa bāḷuvudu vāsi (prov.) a wretched life is preferred to the luxurious one living with a despicable person; better fare hard with good men than feast with bad.