chà

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cha"

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʃʰa³¹/

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Verb

chà

1. (Patsho, of rope) to braid (to intertwine)

   Synonym: chōh

   Au nü piokü cha shikü naih mongje.

   The rope is stronger if twisted two or more times.

   Au nü meikü cha theutho amua hai tah asang louh.

   To braid a quality rope, learn from the expert.

   Acha au nü atei le?

   Where is the braided rope?

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• cha — nonstandard
• ĉà — very rare shorthand

Pronunciation

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Romanization

chà (cha⁴, Zhuyin ㄔㄚˋ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 侘
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 刹
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 剎 / 刹
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 向
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 咟
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 奼 / 姹
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 姹
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 岔
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 差
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 杇
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 汊
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 紁 / 𮵿
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蜛
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 衩
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 訍 / 𲂃
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 詫 / 诧
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 诧

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [caː˨˩]

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Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

chà • (搽)

1. to rub, to cleanse
2. to brush (one's teeth)

Derived terms

• chà đạp
• chà xát

Etymology 2

Noun

chà

1. branch that splits into many smaller branches
   • 2005, Nguyễn Ngọc Tư, “Nhớ sông”, in Cánh đồng bất tận, NXB Trẻ:

     […] ngó những trái cà, trái khóm, trái bí, bầu ông Chín treo lúc lỉu trên nhánh chà đằng mũi ghe.

     […] looking at the eggplants, pineapples, pumpkins, and gourds that Mr Chín had hung up from the branches at the bow of the boat.