ਚਾਹ

Punjabi

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃɑː˦]

Etymology 1

From dialectal Persian چا‎ (čâ), from Chinese 茶 (chá).

Noun

ਚਾਹ • (cāh) m (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ‎)

  1. tea
Derived terms
  • ਚਾਹ ਛਕਾਉਣਾ (cāh chakāuṇā, “serve tea”, verb)
  • ਚਾਹਟਾ m (cāhṭā, “tea (derogatory)”)
  • ਚਾਹਦਾਨੀ f (cāhdānī, “teapot”)

Noun

ਚਾਹ • (cāh) m (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ‎)

  1. desire, wish, love
    Synonym: ਆਰਜ਼ੂ (ārazū)

References
  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਚਾਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.
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