chá

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cha"

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈxaː]

Noun

chá n

1. The name of the Latin-script letter Ch.

Further reading

• chá in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• chá in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Galician

A view of the A Terra Chá ("the Flat Country"), Lugo, Galicia

Alternative forms

• chan

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese chãa, from Latin plana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa/

Noun

chá f (plural chás)

1. plain
2. mesa; plateau

Derived terms

• Chá
• Chás
• Chan
• Chanciña
• Chans

Adjective

chá f sg

1. feminine singular of chan

Derived terms

• Terra Chá
• Terrachá

References

• “chãa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “chãa” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “cha” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “chá” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “chá” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Lashi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰa/

Verb

chá

1. to need
2. must

References

• Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎^[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)

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Mandarin

Alternative forms

• cha (nonstandard)
• ĉá (very rare shorthand)

Pronunciation

• audio

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Romanization

chá (cha², Zhuyin ㄔㄚˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茶.
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 垞.
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 察.
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嵖.
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 搽.
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 查.
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 査.
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 楁.
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 槎.
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 檫.
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 痄.
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 碴.
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 秅.
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 苳.
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 茬.
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 荻.
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 詧.
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鍤.
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 锸.
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 𣱱.

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Min Nan

For pronunciation and definitions of chá – see 早 (“early; in advance; soon; long ago; for a long time; etc.”). (This character, chá, is the Pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 早.)

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Portuguese

chá

Etymology

From Cantonese 茶 (caa⁴, “tea”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃa/, [ˈʃa]

• Audio (Oporto, Portugal)

  (file)

• Homophone: xá
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: chá

Noun

chá m (plural chás)

1. tea plant (Camellia sinensis, a bush whose leaves are used to make tea)
2. (uncountable) tea (drink made by infusing parts of plants)
3. a late afternoon meal
4. (slang) any drug made by infusing substance

Derived terms

• chá preto
• chá verde

Descendants

• → Apalaí: xa
• → Gujarati: ચા (cā)
• → Hunsrik: Scha
• → Nheengatu: xaa
• → Tetum: xá

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South Slavey

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰá/

Noun

chá

1. Fort Liard form of tsá

References

• Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 37