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Garo
Verb
chua
- to be high, tall
- Antonym: ona
- to sleep; to lie down
Mandarin
Romanization
chua
- Nonstandard spelling of chuā.
- Nonstandard spelling of chuǎ.
- Nonstandard spelling of chuà.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Southeastern Tepehuan
Etymology
Cognate with Northern Tepehuan tója, O'odham toha.
Adjective
chua (plural chooto)
- white
References
- R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48) (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 43
Swahili
Pronunciation
Verb
-chua (infinitive kuchua)
- to rub
- (by extension) to quarrel
- (in reflexive forms) to masturbate
Conjugation
Conjugation of -chua
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Positive present
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-nachua
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Subjunctive
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-chue
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Negative
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-chui
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Imperative singular
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chua
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Infinitives
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Imperatives
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Tensed forms
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Habitual
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huchua
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Positive past
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positive subject concord + -lichua
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Negative past
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negative subject concord + -kuchua
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Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachua)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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ninachua/nachua
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tunachua
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2nd person
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unachua
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mnachua
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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anachua
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wanachua
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -nachua
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Negative present (negative subject concord + -chui)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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sichui
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hatuchui
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2nd person
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huchui
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hamchui
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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hachui
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hawachui
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other classes
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negative subject concord + -chui
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Positive future
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positive subject concord + -tachua
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Negative future
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negative subject concord + -tachua
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Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chue)
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Singular
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Plural
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1st person
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nichue
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tuchue
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2nd person
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uchue
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mchue
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3rd person
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m-wa(I/II)
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achue
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wachue
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other classes
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positive subject concord + -chue
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Negative subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -sichue
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Positive present conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngechua
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Negative present conditional
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positive subject concord + -singechua
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Positive past conditional
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positive subject concord + -ngalichua
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Negative past conditional
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positive subject concord + -singalichua
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Perfect
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positive subject concord + -mechua
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"Already"
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positive subject concord + -meshachua
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"Not yet"
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negative subject concord + -jachua
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"If/When"
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positive subject concord + -kichua
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"If not"
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positive subject concord + -sipochua
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Consecutive
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kachua / positive subject concord + -kachua
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Consecutive subjunctive
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positive subject concord + -kachue
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
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Derived terms
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Vietic *ɟɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟuʔ (“sour”); cognates include Khmer ជូរ (cuu), Khasi jew. This term displays an unexpected tone.
Adjective
chua • (䣷)
- sour; acid; vinegary
dưa muối chua- sour pickled vegetables
thích ăn chua- to like sour food
- having acidic soil
Đồng chua nước mặn.- The field is acidic with saltwater.
bón vôi để khử chua- to fertilize with lime to mitigate acidity
- sour-smelling; smelling of acid or vinegar
mùi chua bỗng rượu- the sour smell of fermented wine
- (of a voice) shrill
giọng chua như mẻ- a voice shrill as fermented rice
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 註 (SV: chú).
Verb
chua • (𢟐)
- (archaic or informal) to make clear with a note; to note; to annotate
chua nghĩa trong ngoặc- to gloss within parentheses
Có chua thêm ở dưới.- There is an additional note at the bottom.
References
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