Punjabi edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

ਚਾਹ (cāhf (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ)

  1. tea
Declension edit
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Declension of ਚਾਹ
dir. sg. ਚਾਹ (cāh)
dir. pl. ਚਾਹਾਂ (cāhā̃)
singular plural
direct ਚਾਹ (cāh) ਚਾਹਾਂ (cāhā̃)
oblique ਚਾਹ (cāh) ਚਾਹਾਂ (cāhā̃)
vocative ਚਾਹੇ (cāhe) ਚਾਹੋ (cāho)
ablative ਚਾਹੋਂ (cāhõ)
locative ਚਾਹੇ (cāhe) ਚਾਹੀਂ (cāhī̃)
instrumental ਚਾਹੇ (cāhe) ਚਾਹੀਂ (cāhī̃)
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

ਚਾਹ (cāhm (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ)

  1. desire, wish, love
    Synonym: ਆਰਜ਼ੂ (ārazū)

References edit

  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਾਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.