ਚਾਹ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: cā́ IPA^(key): /t͡ʃäː˦/
• Rhymes: -äː, -t͡ʃäː

Etymology 1

Either through dialectal Classical Persian چا (čā), or directly from Chinese 茶 (chá). Ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá). Cognate with Bengali চা (ca), Hindi चा (cā), Rajasthani चा, Gujarati ચા (cā).

Noun

ਚਾਹ • (cāh) f (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ)

1. tea

Declension

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

• ਚਾਹ ਛਕਾਉਣਾ (cāh chakāuṇā, “serve tea”, verb)
• ਚਾਹਟਾ m (cāhṭā, “tea (derogatory)”)
• ਚਾਹਦਾਨੀ f (cāhdānī, “teapot”)

Etymology 2

Noun

ਚਾਹ • (cāh) m (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ)

1. desire, wish, love

   Synonym: ਆਰਜ਼ੂ (ārazū)

References

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