ਚਾਹ
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Punjabi
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: cā́ IPA(key): /t͡ʃäː˦/
Etymology 1
[edit]Either through dialectal Classical Persian چا (čā), or directly from Chinese 茶 (chá). Ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá). Cognate with Bengali চা (ca), Hindi चा (cā), Rajasthani चा, Gujarati ચા (cā).
Noun
[edit]ਚਾਹ • (cāh) f (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ)
Declension
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Declension of ਚਾਹ | ||
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dir. sg. | ਚਾਹ (cāh) | |
dir. pl. | ਚਾਹਾਂ (cāhā̃) | |
singular | plural | |
direct | ਚਾਹ (cāh) | ਚਾਹਾਂ (cāhā̃) |
oblique | ਚਾਹ (cāh) | ਚਾਹਾਂ (cāhā̃) |
vocative | ਚਾਹੇ (cāhe) | ਚਾਹੋ (cāho) |
ablative | ਚਾਹੋਂ (cāhõ) | — |
locative | ਚਾਹੇ (cāhe) | ਚਾਹੀਂ (cāhī̃) |
instrumental | ਚਾਹੇ (cāhe) | ਚਾਹੀਂ (cāhī̃) |
Derived terms
[edit]- ਚਾਹ ਛਕਾਉਣਾ (cāh chakāuṇā, “serve tea”, verb)
- ਚਾਹਟਾ m (cāhṭā, “tea (derogatory)”)
- ਚਾਹਦਾਨੀ f (cāhdānī, “teapot”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]ਚਾਹ • (cāh) m (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ)
References
[edit]- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਚਾਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.