چاہ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

(Standard Punjabi) Phonetic: cā́ IPA^(key): /t͡ʃáː/, [t͡ʃäː˦]
Rhymes: -äː˦

Etymology 1

Either through dialectal Classical Persian (čā), or directly from Chinese 茶 (chá). Ultimately from Chinese 茶 (chá). Compare Urdu چائے (cā'e) / Hindi चाय (cāy).

Noun

چاہ • (cāh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਾਹ)

tea; cup of tea

Declension

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Declension of **چاہ**
	singular	plural
direct	چاہ (cāh)	چاہاں (cāhāṉ)
oblique	چاہ (cāh)	چاہاں (cāhāṉ)
vocative	چاہے (cāhe)	چاہو (cāho)
ablative	چاہوں (cāhoṉ)	چاہاں (cāhāṉ)
locative	چاہی (cāhī)	چاہِیں (cāhīṉ)
instrumental	چاہِیں (cāhīṉ)	چاہے (cāhe)

Derived terms

چاہ چَھکاوݨا (cāh chakāuṇā, “serve tea”, verb)
چاہٹا m (cāhṭā, “tea (derogatory)”)
چاہدانی f (cāhdānī, “teapot”)

Etymology 2

Noun

چاہ • (cāh) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਚਾਹ)

desire, wish, love
Synonym: آرزُو (ārzū)

Further reading

Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “چاہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
“چاہ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025