চাচ্চা

Bengali

Alternative forms

• চাচা (caca), চাচ্চু (caccu), চাচু (cacu)

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀸𑀘𑁆𑀘 (*cācca), from baby talk. Cognate with Hindi चाचा (cācā).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃat͡ʃːa/, [ˈt͡ʃat͡ʃːaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /tɕatɕːa/, [ˈtɕatɕːaˑ]

Noun

চাচ্চা • (cacca)

1. paternal uncle (brother of one's father)

   Synonym: কাকা (kaka)