च

च U+091A, च DEVANAGARI LETTER CA ← ङ [U+0919] Devanagari छ → [U+091B]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕə/, /t͡ʃə/, /t͡sə/

Letter

च (c)

1. A letter of the Devanagari alphabet; c: /t͡ʃ/

See also

• (Devanagari script consonants) क,‎ ख,‎ ग,‎ घ,‎ ङ,‎ च,‎ छ,‎ ज,‎ झ,‎ ञ,‎ ट,‎ ठ,‎ ड,‎ ढ,‎ ण,‎ त,‎ थ,‎ द,‎ ध,‎ न,‎ प,‎ फ,‎ ब,‎ भ,‎ म,‎ य,‎ र,‎ ल,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ ॸ,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ,‎ क्ष,‎ क़,‎ ख़,‎ ग़,‎ ज़,‎ ॹ,‎ झ़,‎ ड़,‎ ढ़,‎ ष़,‎ य़,‎ ॺ,‎ ऴ,‎ ॻ,‎ ॼ,‎ ॾ,‎ ॿ ^{(Category: Translingual letters) [edit]}

Dhivehi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃə]

Letter

च • (cha)

1. The twenty-fourth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə/, [t͡ʃɐ]

Letter

च • (ca)

1. the sixth consonant in Hindi

See also

• (Devanagari script letters) अ,‎ आ,‎ इ,‎ ई,‎ उ,‎ ऊ,‎ ऋ,‎ ए,‎ ऐ,‎ ओ,‎ औ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ क,‎ ख,‎ ग,‎ घ,‎ ङ,‎ च,‎ छ,‎ ज,‎ झ,‎ ञ,‎ ट,‎ ठ,‎ ड,‎ ढ,‎ ण,‎ त,‎ थ,‎ द,‎ ध,‎ न,‎ प,‎ फ,‎ ब,‎ भ,‎ म,‎ य,‎ र,‎ ल,‎ व,‎ श,‎ ष,‎ स,‎ ह,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ,‎ क्ष,‎ क़,‎ ख़,‎ ग़,‎ ज़,‎ झ़,‎ ड़,‎ ढ़,‎ फ़ ^{(Category: Hindi letters) [edit]}

Kullu Pahari

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [c͡ç]

Letter

च (c)

1. Used to represent the [c͡ç] sound in Kullui. [1]

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕə/, /t͡sə/

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Letter

च • (ca, ċa)

1. The fifth consonant in Marathi

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: च

Letter

च • (ca)

1. The sixth consonant in Nepali.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• ca (Latin script)
• 𑀘 (Brahmi script)
• চ (Bengali script)
• ච (Sinhalese script)
• စ or ၸ (Burmese script)
• จ or จะ (Thai script)
• ᨧ (Tai Tham script)
• ຈ or ຈະ (Lao script)
• ច (Khmer script)
• 𑄌 (Chakma script)

Particle

च (ca)

1. Devanagari script form of ca

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• চ (Assamese script)
• ᬘ (Balinese script)
• চ (Bengali script)
• 𑰓 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀘 (Brahmi script)
• စ (Burmese script)
• ચ (Gujarati script)
• ਚ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌚 (Grantha script)
• ꦕ (Javanese script)
• 𑂒 (Kaithi script)
• ಚ (Kannada script)
• ច (Khmer script)
• ຈ (Lao script)
• ച (Malayalam script)
• ᢜᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘓 (Modi script)
• ᢋᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦳 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐔 (Newa script)
• ଚ (Odia script)
• ꢗ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆖 (Sharada script)
• 𑖓 (Siddham script)
• ච (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩡 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚏 (Takri script)
• ச (Tamil script)
• చ (Telugu script)
• จ (Thai script)
• ཙ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒔 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨣 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *-ća, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ča, from Proto-Indo-European *-kʷe (“and”). Cognates include Avestan 𐬗𐬀 (ca), Old Persian -𐎨𐎠 (-c-a /⁠cā⁠/), Latin -que, Ancient Greek τε (te), Gothic -𐌿𐌷 (-uh).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕɐ/

Conjunction

च • (ca)

1. and, both, also, moreover, as well as

   अविर् अश्वाश् च

   ávir áśvāś ca

   the sheep and the horses

Descendants

• Kalasha: že
• Pali: ca

Sherpa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡sa/

Letter

च (tsa)

1. Used to represent the [t͡s] sound in Sherpa. [2]