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Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

 
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Either through dialectal Classical Persian چا (čā), or directly from Chinese (chá). Ultimately from Chinese (chá). Compare Urdu چائے (cā'e) / Hindi चाय (cāy).

Noun edit

چاہ (cāhf (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਾਹ)

  1. tea; cup of tea
Declension edit
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Declension of چاہ
dir. sg. چاہ (cāh)
dir. pl. چاہاں (cāhāṉ)
singular plural
direct چاہ (cāh) چاہاں (cāhāṉ)
oblique چاہ (cāh) چاہاں (cāhāṉ)
vocative چاہے (cāhe) چاہو (cāho)
ablative چاہوں (cāhoṉ)
locative چاہے (cāhe) چاہِیں (cāhīṉ)
instrumental چاہے (cāhe) چاہِیں (cāhīṉ)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

چاہ (cāhf (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਾਹ)

  1. desire, wish, love
    Synonym: آرزُو (ārzū)

Further reading edit

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چاہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • چاہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024