chua

See also: Chua, chúa, chuà, chùa, Chúa, chuā, and chưa

Garo

Verb

chua

1. to be high, tall

   Antonym: ona

2. to sleep; to lie down

Mandarin

Romanization

chua

1. Nonstandard spelling of chuā.
2. Nonstandard spelling of chuǎ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of chuà.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Southeastern Tepehuan

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Tepehuan tója, O'odham toha.

Adjective

chua (plural chooto)

1. white

References

• R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎^[1] (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 43

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Verb

-chua (infinitive kuchua)

1. to rub
2. (by extension) to quarrel
3. (in reflexive forms) to masturbate

Conjugation

Conjugation of -chua
Positive present -nachua Subjunctive -chue Negative -chui Imperative singular chua
Infinitives
Positive kuchua Negative kutochua
Imperatives
Singular chua Plural chueni
Tensed forms
Habitual huchua Positive past positive subject concord + -lichua Negative past negative subject concord + -kuchua
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nachua) Singular Plural 1st person ninachua/nachua tunachua 2nd person unachua mnachua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anachua wanachua other classes positive subject concord + -nachua
Negative present (negative subject concord + -chui) Singular Plural 1st person sichui hatuchui 2nd person huchui hamchui 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hachui hawachui other classes negative subject concord + -chui
Positive future positive subject concord + -tachua Negative future negative subject concord + -tachua
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -chue) Singular Plural 1st person nichue tuchue 2nd person uchue mchue 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achue wachue other classes positive subject concord + -chue
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sichue Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngechua Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singechua Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalichua Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalichua
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -achua) Singular Plural 1st person nachua twachua 2nd person wachua mwachua 3rd person m-wa(I/II) achua wachua m-mi(III/IV) wachua yachua ji-ma(V/VI) lachua yachua ki-vi(VII/VIII) chachua vyachua n(IX/X) yachua zachua u(XI) wachua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwachua pa(XVI) pachua mu(XVIII) mwachua
Perfect positive subject concord + -mechua "Already" positive subject concord + -meshachua "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jachua "If/When" positive subject concord + -kichua "If not" positive subject concord + -sipochua Consecutive kachua / positive subject concord + -kachua Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kachue
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nichua -tuchua 2nd person -kuchua -wachua/-kuchueni/-wachueni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mchua -wachua m-mi(III/IV) -uchua -ichua ji-ma(V/VI) -lichua -yachua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kichua -vichua n(IX/X) -ichua -zichua u(XI) -uchua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuchua pa(XVI) -pachua mu(XVIII) -muchua Reflexive -jichua
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -chua- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -chuaye -chuao m-mi(III/IV) -chuao -chuayo ji-ma(V/VI) -chualo -chuayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chuacho -chuavyo n(IX/X) -chuayo -chuazo u(XI) -chuao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -chuako pa(XVI) -chuapo mu(XVIII) -chuamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -chua) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yechua -ochua m-mi(III/IV) -ochua -yochua ji-ma(V/VI) -lochua -yochua ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chochua -vyochua n(IX/X) -yochua -zochua u(XI) -ochua see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kochua pa(XVI) -pochua mu(XVIII) -mochua
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Reciprocal: -chuana (“to compete, to conflict”)

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuə˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuə˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cuə˧˧]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *ɟɔːʔ, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɟuʔ (“sour”); cognates include Khmer ជូរ (cuu), Khasi jew. This term displays an unexpected tone.

Adjective

chua • (䣷)

1. sour; acid; vinegary

   dưa muối chua

   sour pickled vegetables

   thích ăn chua

   to like sour food

2. having acidic soil

   Đồng chua nước mặn.

   The field is acidic with saltwater.

   bón vôi để khử chua

   to fertilize with lime to mitigate acidity

3. sour-smelling; smelling of acid or vinegar

   mùi chua bỗng rượu

   the sour smell of fermented wine

4. (of a voice) shrill

   giọng chua như mẻ

   a voice shrill as fermented rice

Derived terms

Derived terms

• cà chua
• canh chua
• chua cay
• chua chát
• sữa chua

 

Etymology 2

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 註 (SV: chú).

Verb

chua • (𢟐)

1. (archaic or informal) to make clear with a note; to note; to annotate

   chua nghĩa trong ngoặc

   to gloss within parentheses

   Có chua thêm ở dưới.

   There is an additional note at the bottom.

References

• "chua" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

Anagrams

• chau