Japanese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Syllable

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ちゃ (cha

  1. The hiragana syllable ちゃ (cha). Its equivalent in katakana is チャ (cha).

Etymology 2

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For pronunciation and definitions of ちゃ – see the following entry.
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[noun] tea (not used in isolation in modern Japanese)
[noun] brown
(This term, ちゃ (cha), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
For a list of all kanji read as ちゃ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ちゃ.)

Etymology 3

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/te wa/ → */tɣa//tɨa//t͡ɕa/

Conjunction

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ちゃ (cha

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of ては (-te wa)
    • 1813, Shikitei Sanba, Kokkeibon (滑稽本), Ukiyodoko (浮世床): part 1 (初)
      (きゃく)()りゃア、(また)ちゃ(おけ)やせん
      O-kyaku ga kuryā, matashicha oke yasen
      When our customers come, we won't keep them waiting, sir.