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). Compare Urdu چای (cāy) / Hindi चाय (cāy).
Noun[edit]
ਚਾਹ • (cāh) f (Shahmukhi spelling چاہ)
Declension[edit]
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| Declension of ਚਾਹ | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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.