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Punjabi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Either through dialectal Classical Persian چا (čā), or directly from Chinese 茶 (chá). Ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá). Compare Bengali চা (ca), Hindi चा (cā), Marwari चा (cā), Gujarati ચા (cā).
Noun
ਚਾਹ • (cāh) f (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ)
- tea
Declension
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| Declension of ਚਾਹ
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| dir. sg.
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ਚਾਹ (cāh)
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| dir. pl.
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ਚਾਹਾਂ (cāhā̃)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਚਾਹ (cāh)
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ਚਾਹਾਂ (cāhā̃)
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| oblique
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ਚਾਹ (cāh)
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ਚਾਹਾਂ (cāhā̃)
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| vocative
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ਚਾਹੇ (cāhe)
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ਚਾਹੋ (cāho)
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| ablative
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ਚਾਹੋਂ (cāhõ)
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ਚਾਹਿਆੰ (cāhiā̃)
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| locative
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ਚਾਹੇ (cāhe)
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ਚਾਹੀਂ (cāhī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਚਾਹੇ (cāhe)
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ਚਾਹੀਂ (cāhī̃)
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Derived terms
- ਚਾਹ ਛਕਾਉਣਾ (cāh chakāuṇā, “serve tea”, verb)
- ਚਾਹਟਾ m (cāhṭā, “tea (derogatory)”)
- ਚਾਹਦਾਨੀ f (cāhdānī, “teapot”)
Etymology 2
Noun
ਚਾਹ • (cāh) m (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ)
- desire, wish, love
- Synonym: ਆਰਜ਼ੂ (ārazū)
References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਾਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.