ચા
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ચા (cā, “tea”)
Gujarati
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian چای (čāy), from Chinese 茶 (chá). Cognate with Bengali চা (ca), Hindi चा (cā), Marwari चा (cā), Punjabi ਚਾਹ (cāh).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑ/
- Rhymes: -ɑ
- Hyphenation: ચા
Noun
ચા • (cā) m or f
- tea plant, any bush of the species Camellia sinensis whose leaves are picked to make a beverage
- tea, a common beverage made by infusing the dried leaves or buds of this plant in hot water
Declension
| Declension of ચા | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | ચા (cā) | ચાઓ (cāo) |
| oblique | ચા (cā) | ચાઓ (cāo) |
| vocative | ચા (cā) | ચાઓ (cāo) |
| instrumental | ચાએ (cāe) | ચાઓએ (cāoe) |
| locative | ચાએ (cāe) | ચાઓએ (cāoe) |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ચા”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- Belsare, Malhar (1981) “ચા”, in ગુજરાતી-અંગ્રેજી ડિકશનરી [Etymological Gujarati-English Dictionary], Asian Educational Services, page 425
- Ranina, N. R. (2003) “ચા”, in Rustam N. Ranina, editor, A Manual of English Gujarati Dictionary, Asian Educational Services, page 578
- Edalji, Shapurji (1863) “ચાહ”, in A dictionary Gujarati and English, Atmaram Sagun, page 209