-cha

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From an unstressed you (/jə/) after a word ending in /t/; the unstressed sequence /tj/ coalesces into /tʃ/ ⟨ch⟩ in many accents.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

-cha (clitic)

  1. (informal, used only after a /t/ sound) Alternative form of ya (you)

Usage notes

  • Sometimes written as a separate word (cha).

Derived terms

Related terms

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-xa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xa/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: cha

Suffix

-cha

  1. attached to truncated stems of common nouns to form feminine or masculine nouns, often augmentative or derogatory
    gospodyni + ‎-cha → ‎gospocha
    gorzałka + ‎-cha → ‎gocha
    kiszka + ‎-cha → ‎kicha
    kleryk + ‎-cha → ‎klecha
    kmotra + ‎-cha → ‎kmocha
    kreska + ‎-cha → ‎krecha
    łyżka + ‎-cha → ‎łycha
    misa + ‎-cha → ‎micha
    pietruszka + ‎-cha → ‎pietrucha
    plesz + ‎-cha → ‎plecha
    wiązka + ‎-cha → ‎wiącha
    wioska + ‎-cha → ‎wiocha
    zagryzka + ‎-cha → ‎zagrycha
  2. attached to truncated stems of given names to form nicknames
    Krystyna + ‎-cha → ‎Krzycha
    Zofia + ‎-cha → ‎Zocha

Declension

Feminine:

Masculine:

Masculine surnames:

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • -cha in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity, pages 259-263

Quechua

Suffix

-cha

  1. Derivational suffix. To make or become something or someone.
    apu (chief)apuchay (to honor)
    pampa (flat, plains)pampachay (to level, to forgive)
  2. Nominal suffix, diminutive. Used to indicate a smaller size.
    allqu (dog)allqucha (puppy)

See also

Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic -ча (-cha)
Latin -cha
Perso-Arabic ـچا

Etymology

Cognate with Azerbaijani -cə, Kazakh -ше (-şe), Turkish -ce.

Suffix

-cha

  1. Suffix to form adverbs when added to names of ethnic groups or countries.
    oʻzbek (Uzbek) + ‎-cha → ‎oʻzbekcha (Uzbek-style)
    Ozarbayjon (Azerbaijan) + ‎-cha → ‎ozarbayjoncha (Azerbaijani-style)
  2. (nominalized adverbs) Names the languages of these groups or countries.
    Synonym: ... tili
    oʻzbek (Uzbek) + ‎-cha → ‎oʻzbekcha (Uzbek language)
    Ozarbayjon (Azerbaijan) + ‎-cha → ‎ozarbayjoncha (Azerbaijani language)

Derived terms

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

Suffix

-cha

  1. Allomorph of -ta used for stems that end in i.