چا

See also: خا‎ and جا‎

Malay

Noun

چا (informal 1st possessive چاکو‎, 2nd possessive چامو‎, 3rd possessive چاڽ‎)

Jawi spelling of ca

Persian

Alternative forms

چای‎ (čây)

Etymology

Borrowed from Chinese 茶 (chá).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑː/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑː/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɒː/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔ/

Noun

چا • (čâ)

(dialectal) tea

Descendants

→ Punjabi: ਚਾਹ (cāh)

Urdu

Alternative forms

چاء‎ (cā') / چائ‎ (cā')
چاۓ‎ (cā'e)
چای‎ (cāy)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian ‎ (čâ). Ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá).

Pronunciation

(Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑː/

(Deccani) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɑː/

Noun

چا • (cā) m (Hindi spelling चा)

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