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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
chá n (indeclinable )
The name of the Latin-script letter Ch /ch .
Further reading
“chá ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
“chá ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Galician
A view of the A Terra Chá ("the Flat Country"), Lugo, Galicia
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese chãa , from Latin plana .
Pronunciation
Noun
chá f (plural chás )
plain
mesa ; plateau
Derived terms
Adjective
chá f sg
feminine singular of chan
Derived terms
References
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “chãa ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006 –2018 ) “chãa ”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “cha ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “chá ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “chá ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Hokkien
Khiamniungan Naga
Pronunciation
Noun
chá
( Patsho ) foilage ; leafage
Cha nü lütiohva.Burn the foliage .
Lashi
Pronunciation
Verb
chá
to need
must
References
Hkaw Luk (2017 ) A grammatical sketch of Lacid , Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Macanese
chá
Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 茶 ( caa4 ) , uncertain whether via Portuguese or later lent to Portuguese.
Pronunciation
Noun
chá
tea plant (Camellia sinensis )
tea ( infusion made with tea leaves )
chá co sucre ― tea with sugar
vazâ chá ― to serve tea
Dâ unga xicra di chá pa iou Bring me a cup of tea
any drink made with an infusion of medicinal plants
chá di hortelám di sopa ― spearmint tea
chá di pêlo-pê ― infusion to ward off frights (literally, “hair-feet tea ”)
chá di peso ― infusion to protect against indigestion or stomachache (literally, “tea of weight ”)
a late afternoon meal
chá gordo ― festive luncheon served in the late afternoon (literally, “fat tea ”)
See also
References
Mandarin
Pronunciation
Romanization
chá (cha2 , Zhuyin ㄔㄚˊ )
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茶
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 垞
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 察
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嵖
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 搽
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 查
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 査
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 楁
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 槎
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 檫
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痄
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 碴
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 秅
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 苳
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茬
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荻
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 詧
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鍤 / 锸
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 锸
Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𣱱
Portuguese
chá
Etymology
From Cantonese 茶 ( caa4 , “ tea ” ) , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la .
Pronunciation
Noun
chá m (plural chás )
tea plant ( Camellia sinensis , a bush whose leaves are used to make tea)
( uncountable ) tea ( drink made by infusing parts of plants )
a late afternoon meal
( slang ) any drug made by infusing a substance
( Brazil ) shower ( party associated with a significant event in a person's life, at which the person usually receives gifts )
chá de bebê ― baby shower
Derived terms
Descendants
→ Apalaí: xa
→ Gujarati: ચા ( cā )
→ Hunsrik: Scha
→ Nheengatu: xaa
→ Spanish: cha / chá ( Philippine Spanish )
→ Tetum: xá
Further reading
South Slavey
Pronunciation
Noun
chá (stem -chá- )
Fort Liard form of tsá
Inflection
Possessive inflection of chá (-cháá )
References
Keren Rice (1989 ) A Grammar of Slave , Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN , page 37
Tày
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Chinese 價 (MC kaeH ). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨣ᩵ᩤ , Lao ຄ່າ ( khā ) , Lü ᦅᦱᧈ ( kaa¹ ) , Shan ၵႃႈ ( kāa ) , Thai ค่า ( kâa ) . Compare Vietnamese cả (as in giá cả ).
Noun
chá (價 )
price
dú chá háng ― market prices
cúa xằng mí chá The products don't have prices yet.
mác lịch chá cân hả slíp xiên The cost for chestnuts will be fifty thousand per kilo.
Derived terms
Verb
chá
to ask for something's price
chá vài lặm cừa ― to ask for the buffalo's price behind the bushes; to buy a product without knowing its price
chá ngòi kỉ lai chènAsk how much it costs.
to bargain
chá thứ ngòiTry bargaining .
Etymology 2
Noun
chá
mount (object on which another object is mounted)
chá tặt pừn toòng ― mount for basins
frame
chá tu ― door frame
Etymology 3
Adjective
chá
not firm ; weak ; flimsy ; frail
nghé cẩu nảy chá lai dá This bridge's so weak already.
nghé tu chá dá The door isn't looking very sturdy.
Etymology 4
Adjective
chá
(before nouns, especially noun phrases with words of number) numerous
rì chá pác và ― to be several arm spans long
chá pác chá xiên ― in the hundreds and thousands
Etymology 5
From Chinese 假 (MC kaeX ).
Adjective
chá (假 )
fake ; not real
cúa chá ― fake products
保真𱽗欣假 Bấu chăn rầư hăn chá How can one knows whether it's fake when it's not real?
Etymology 6
Particle
chá
( used sentence-finally ) that's all ; merely ; only ; just
bấu khai đảy lẻ au mà chá Just pack it home if you can't sell it.
References
Hoàng Văn Ma, Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Chí (2006 ) Từ điển Tày-Nùng-Việt [Tay-Nung-Vietnamese dictionary ] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Từ điển Bách khoa Hà Nội
Lương Bèn (2011 ) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary ] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003 ) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày ] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội