ચા
Gujarati
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Classical Persian چای (čāy), from Chinese 茶 (chá). Cognate with Bengali চা (ca), Hindi चा (cā), Rajasthani चा, Punjabi ਚਾਹ (cāh).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɑ/
- Rhymes: -ɑ
- Hyphenation: ચા
Noun
editચા • (cā) m or f
- tea plant, any bush of the species Camellia sinensis whose leaves are picked to make a beverage
- tea, a common beverage made by infusing the dried leaves or buds of this plant in hot water
Declension
editDeclension of ચા | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | ચા (cā) | ચાઓ (cāo) |
oblique | ચા (cā) | ચાઓ (cāo) |
vocative | ચા (cā) | ચાઓ (cāo) |
instrumental | ચાએ (cāe) | ચાઓએ (cāoe) |
locative | ચાએ (cāe) | ચાઓએ (cāoe) |
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ચા”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
- Belsare, Malhar (1981) “ચા”, in ગુજરાતી-અંગ્રેજી ડિકશનરી [Etymological Gujarati-English Dictionary][1], Asian Educational Services, page 425
- Ranina, N. R. (2003) “ચા”, in Rustam N. Ranina, editor, A Manual of English Gujarati Dictionary[2], Asian Educational Services, page 578
- Edalji, Shapurji (1863) “ચાહ”, in A dictionary Gujarati and English[3], Atmaram Sagun, page 209
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- Gujarati terms borrowed from Classical Persian
- Gujarati terms derived from Classical Persian
- Gujarati terms derived from Chinese
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- Rhymes:Gujarati/ɑ/1 syllable
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- Gujarati masculine nouns
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- Gujarati nouns with multiple genders
- gu:Tea