ча

Chechen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *ča.

Noun

ча • (ča) class j2 (ergative чено̄, plural черчий)

1. bear

Etymology 2

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Noun

ча • (ča) class d (ergative чено̄, plural чаш)

1. straw

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Ingush

Etymology

From Proto-Nakh *ča.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa/

Noun

ча • (ča) ?

1. bear

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Nivkh

Etymology

From Japanese 茶 (cha).

Noun

ча (ț’a)

1. (South Sakhalin) tea

Related terms

• чай (ț’aj) (Amur, East Sakhalin)

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Tuvan

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *yā(y)- (“bow”).

Cognate with Bashkir йәйә (yäyä, “bow”), Kyrgyz жаа (jaa, “bow”).

Noun

ча • (ça) (definite accusative чаны, plural чалар)

1. bow (weapon used with arrows)

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Ubykh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tʃʰa]

Noun

ча • (ča)

1. milk
2. rider

Verb

ча • (ča)

1. to lean on

   Сыӷаачан. ― Səğaačan. ― I lean on it.

2. to finish

   Асычан. ― Asəčan. ― I finish it.