ឆា

See also: ឆ

Khmer

Etymology

From Chinese 炸 (zhà, “fry”)

Pronunciation

Orthographic and Phonemic ឆា cʰā WT romanisation chaa (standard) IPA(key) /cʰaː/

Verb

ឆា • (chaa) (abstract noun ការឆា)

1. to fry (usually mixed vegetables and meat)
2. to stir-fry, sauté (usually mixed vegetables and meat)
3. to try to do (something), to experiment, practice (doing something)
4. to be broken, cracked
5. to break, crack, chip, splinter
6. to be cracked, chipped
7. to wipe the slate clean, to stop and begin again (e.g., a game)

Noun

ឆា • (chaa)

1. fried or stir-fried food

Derived terms

• បាយឆា (baay chaa)

See also

• ជៀន (ciən)
• បំពង (bɑmpɔɔng)