chà

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cha"

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃʰa³¹/

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Verb

chà

1. (Patsho, transitive) Twisting two or more ropes by hand on a lap or by machine to make a single and stronger rope.

   Au nü piokü cha shi kü naih mongje.

   The rope is stronger if twisted two or more.

   Au nü meikü cha theutho amua hai tah asang louh.

   To braid or twist a quality rope, learn from the expert.

   Acha au nü atei le?

   Where is the braided rope?

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• cha — nonstandard
• ĉà — very rare shorthand

Pronunciation

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Romanization

chà (cha⁴, Zhuyin ㄔㄚˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 侘
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 刹
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 剎／刹
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 向
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 咟
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 奼／姹
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 姹
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 岔
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 差
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 杇
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 汊
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 紁／𮵿
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蜛
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 衩
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 訍／𲂃
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 詫／诧
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 诧

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [caː˨˩]

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Verb

chà • (搽)

1. to rub, to cleanse
2. to brush (one's teeth)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• chà đạp
• chà xát