ちゃ

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Japanese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Syllable

ちゃ • (cha) 

  1. The hiragana syllable ちゃ (cha). Its equivalent in katakana is チャ (cha).

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of ちゃ – see the following entry.
【茶】2
tea (not used in isolation in modern Japanese)
brown
(This term, ちゃ (cha), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ちゃ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ちゃ.)

Etymology 3

/te wa/ → */tɣa/ → /tɨa/ → /t͡ɕa/

Conjunction

ちゃ • (cha) 

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of ては (-te wa)
    • 1813, Shikitei Sanba, Kokkeibon (滑稽本), Ukiyodoko (浮世床): part 1 (初)
      お客(きゃく)が来(く)りゃア、待(また)しちゃ置(おけ)やせん
      O-kyaku ga kuryā, matashicha oke yasen
      When our customers come, we won't keep them waiting, sir.
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