ჩა-

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian შთა- (šta-), equivalent to შე- (še-) +‎ და- (da-): *შედა- (šeda-) -> *შდა- (šda-) -> შთა- (šta-) -> ჩა- (ča-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃa/, [t͡ʃʰa]
• Hyphenation: ჩა-

Preverb

ჩა- • (ča-)

1. Indicates the direction of the verb: from up to low (sometimes inside too)
2. Derives perfective verbs from imperfective ones
3. Makes the future tense from the present

Derived terms

• ჩამო- (čamo-)

Georgian terms prefixed with ჩა-

References

• Čikobava, Arnold et al., editors (1950–1964), “ჩა-”, in Kartuli enis ganmarṭebiti leksiḳoni [Explanatory Dictionary of the Georgian language] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Academy Press