-cha
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "cha"
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From an unstressed you (/jə/) after a word ending in /t/; the unstressed sequence /tj/ coalesces into /tʃ/ ⟨ch⟩ in many accents.
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
-cha (clitic)
- (informal, used only after a /t/ sound) Alternative form of ya (“you”)
- 2019 December 10, Yacht Club Games, "Story" (Reize), in Shovel Knight Showdown (version 4.1), Nintendo Switch:
- Baz: 'BAD NEWS, BUD. I NEVER WANTED TO FIGHTCHA, BUT IF WE WANT OUT, WE GOTTA SCRAP! YOU 'N ME, MANO A MANO.'
- 2019 December 10, Yacht Club Games, "Story" (Reize), in Shovel Knight Showdown (version 4.1), Nintendo Switch:
Usage notes[edit]
- Sometimes written as a separate word (cha).
Derived terms[edit]
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Maquiritari[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-cha
- Allomorph of -ta used for stems that end in i.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-xa.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-cha
- Attached to truncated stems of common nouns to form feminine or masculine nouns, often augmentative or derogatory.
- gospodyni + -cha → gospocha
- gorzałka + -cha → gocha
- kiszka + -cha → kicha
- kleryk + -cha → klecha
- kmotra + -cha → kmocha
- kreska + -cha → krecha
- łyżka + -cha → łycha
- misa + -cha → micha
- pietruszka + -cha → pietrucha
- plesz + -cha → plecha
- wiązka + -cha → wiącha
- wioska + -cha → wiocha
- zagryzka + -cha → zagrycha
- Attached to truncated stems of given names to form nicknames.
Declension[edit]
Feminine:
Declension of -cha
Masculine:
Declension of -cha
Masculine surnames:
Declension of -cha
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- -cha in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- -cha in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Stankiewicz, Edward (1986) The Slavic Languages: Unity in Diversity[1], pages 259-263
Quechua[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-cha
- Derivational suffix. To make or become something or someone.
- Nominal suffix, diminutive. Used to indicate a smaller size.
See also[edit]
Uzbek[edit]
Other scripts | |
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Cyrillic | -ча (-cha) |
Latin | -cha |
Perso-Arabic | ـچا |
Etymology[edit]
Cognate with Azerbaijani -cə, Kazakh -ше (-şe), Turkish -ce.
Suffix[edit]
-cha
- Suffix to form adverbs when added to names of ethnic groups or countries.
- oʻzbek (“Uzbek”) + -cha → oʻzbekcha (“Uzbek-style”)
- Ozarbayjon (“Azerbaijan”) + -cha → ozarbayjoncha (“Azerbaijani-style”)
- (nominalized adverbs) Names the languages of these groups or countries.
- Synonym: ... tili
- oʻzbek (“Uzbek”) + -cha → oʻzbekcha (“Uzbek language”)
- Ozarbayjon (“Azerbaijan”) + -cha → ozarbayjoncha (“Azerbaijani language”)
Derived terms[edit]
Categories:
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- English lemmas
- English pronouns
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- Maquiritari terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maquiritari lemmas
- Maquiritari suffixes
- Polish terms inherited from Proto-Slavic
- Polish terms derived from Proto-Slavic
- Polish 1-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Polish/a
- Rhymes:Polish/a/1 syllable
- Polish lemmas
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- Quechua lemmas
- Quechua suffixes
- Uzbek lemmas
- Uzbek suffixes