ชา

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicชา
d͡ʑ ā
RomanizationPaiboonchaa
Royal Institutecha
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕʰaː˧/(R)
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Etymology 1

From Proto-Tai *ɟaːᴬ (tea), borrowed from Middle Chinese (MC drae). Cognate with Lao ຊາ ().

Noun

ชา (chaa)

  1. tea.
    น้ำชา
    náam chaa
    tea (drink)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Adjective

ชา (chaa) (abstract noun ความชา)

  1. numb.